Apple has updated its homepage to honor Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away yesterday at the age of 96. The company's site features a photo of the queen taken by Dorothy Wilding on February 26, 1952, when the then-young Elizabeth ascended to the throne. Next to the photoare dates and the words: "In Memoriam. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II."
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Her reign spanned more than 70 years. Apple wanted to honor Queen Elizabeth II, who was the longest-reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom and the longest-reigning queen in world history. As the BBC reports, the queen “died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer.” Her son, Charles, is her successor and is now the new King of England, Charles III. In a statement, Charles III said the queen’s death would be “deeply felt across the country and by countless people around the world.”
“The death of my beloved mother, the Queen, is a moment of supreme sadness for me“.
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" Queen Elizabeth was the rock on which Britain was built ," British Prime Minister Liz Truss stressed , while leaders from around the world sent messages of condolence
Charles will lead the country in mourning as the new king and head of state for the 14 kingdoms out of the total 56 states that make up the British Commonwealth.
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In the past, Apple has used its official website several times to pay tribute to great figures, such as Congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis, Nelson Mandela, and even Steve Jobs, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple. References to products , including those announced the day before yesterday, have been removed from the company's homepage.
