(RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo gallery includes reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II and a look back at her life as the longest serving monarch of England. 
FILE – In this June 2, 1953 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, seated on the throne, receives the fealty of the Archbishop of Canterbury, back to camera at center, the Bishop of Durham, left and the Bishop of Bath and Wells, during her coronation in Westminster Abbey, London. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (AP Photo, File) 
FILE – In this Dec. 26, 1952 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II sits at a microphone at Sandringham House as she delivers her first Christmas message, in Sandringham, England. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo, File) 
FILE – This is a March 4, 1966 file photo of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as she turns to smile and talk to an unidentified officer, during the Trooping of the Colour by the First Battalion of the Jamaica Regiment at Up-Park Camp, Kingston, Jamaica. The Queen and Prince were on a four-day visit to the island during the last lap of their five-week Caribbean tour. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (AP Photo, File) 
FILE – In this Tuesday July 9, 1996 file photo, South African President Nelson Mandela stands with Britain Queen Elizabeth II on his arrival at Buckingham Palace in London for a state banquet in his honor. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (AP Photo, file) 
FILE – In this Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II walks through a field of ceramic poppies at The Tower of London. The sprawling crimson sea of ceramic flowers were part of a display titled “Blood Swept Lands and Sea of Red” and marking the centenary of WWI. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) 
Queen Elizabeth II, center, poses after attending the Royal Maundy Service at St. George’s Chapel, the place of worship at Windsor Caste, in England, on March 29, 2018. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (Star Max photo via AP) 
From left, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George and Prince William appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, Sunday June 5, 2022. After four days of parades, street parties and a gala concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, the Platinum Jubilee ended Sunday with the crowd outside Buckingham Palace singing “God Save the Queen.” Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. She was 96. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP) 
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II passes the choir as she leaves after attending the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, March 14, 2016. Organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society, the service is the largest annual inter-faith gathering in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) 
FILE – In this March 12, 2018 file photo Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II leaves after attending the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool) 
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is displayed at St. Andrews Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability in a turbulent era for her country and the world, died Thursday, Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. ((AP Photo/Mark Baker) 
A woman places a flower with other floral tributes to Queen Elizabeth II outside the gates of Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) 
King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, wave as they arrive at Buckingham Palace in London, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Archival Photos 
Pope John Paul II receives a gift from Queen Elizabeth II in October 1980 during a historic first visit by a British monarch to the Vatican. RNS archive photo 
Queen Elizabeth II is flanked by rows of Sunday school children as she leaves St. Michael and All Angels Church in Colombo, Ceylon, which is now Sri Lanka, in 1954, during a tour of the British Commonwealth. RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society. 
Queen Elizabeth II, left, accompanied by Queen Salote of Tonga, the only other queen in the British Commonwealth, leaves a Wesleyan church in Nuku Alofa, Tonga Island, in 1953. RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society. 
Queen Elizabeth II, center, and top church leaders were among dignitaries from various fields attending a ceremony which launched a ten-day observance of the Salvation Army’s 100th anniversary, on June 24, 1965. The Salvation Army, a worldwide evangelistic and service organization, was founded in London on July 2, 1865, by William Booth. RNS archive photo by L.P. Allen. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society. 
Queen Elizabeth II exits a worship service in the Cathedral Church of St. Mary in Auckland, New Zealand, during a tour of the British Commonwealth nations in 1953. RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society. 
Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Cathedral Church of Christ after attending a service of commemoration for members of the Royal West African Frontier Force who died during World War II, during a visit to Lagos, Nigeria, in 1956. RNS archive photo. Photo courtesy of the Presbyterian Historical Society. | 
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