'I'll never forget it': Exclusive insights into day The Queen died - relived by Daily Mail experts 

I’m an American but I will always miss Queen Elizabeth. I was in elementary school when I saw Elizabeth’s coronation, I grew up with her as Queen. I will miss her smile, voice and her common sense. I feel like I’ve lost another member of my family. 😢 She truly was the world’s greatest diplomat. We’ve lost a clear thinking human being from our world.

My Mum passed away suddenly at 97 just days before Queen Elizabeth. Two wonderful Ladies . The life they has seen, what they achieved. The changes in the world they had seen. My darling Dad passed away 8 weeks later. Mum and Dad together .

As a US citizen I felt her pandemic message to be stabilizing. We needed that , and we turned to the Queen for hope. I will never forget how she made us feel and the strength that she gave us.

I'm so glad that she lived to have her Platinum Jubilee because it gave US a chance to show her how much we appreciated her and heard how thankful we were.

As an American, I miss the Queens smile, pleasant demeaner and dedication to her country regardless of her age.

I knew she was unwell, that the time was close and yet I cried. Her presence was so comforting even though I’m not British. I miss seeing her smile. RIP.

I'm from Canada and I got up at 4 am to watch Queen Elizabeth's funeral. It was when the Crown was taken from it's place on her coffin, that the end of her reign truly hit me. It was profoundly moving.

She kept her duties till death she is how amazing

I was so fortunate to have attended one of the Queen’s Garden Parties. It was beyond a magical time. When the Queen and Prince Philip stepped out onto the steps down to the garden we all went silent. She walked the line of attendees, chatting to us as she moved along. The reverence we felt was electric. She was wonderful! I’ll never forget what a wonderful, rare and special afternoon we had.

As she so famously said on 9/11, "Grief is the price we pay for love."

Above everything I remember from Her Majesty's death, I remember how Princess Ann stayed with the Queen the entire time. Such elegance and grace, but above everything a daughter stayed with her Mother.

President Macron put it best. “To you she was your Queen, to us she was THE Queen”. I’m from a Commonwealth Realm. So she was our Queen too. I’ll remember her always as the greatest head of state and a woman of honour. She is very sadly missed.

The enormous public show of love at the Jubilee was beautiful. I cannot help but think it was a small comfort at the end to know that one’s lifetime of work was of value to so many.

I'm proud to have lived 5 decades in the Era of Queen Elizabeth II - She is dearly missed but will be remembered for all time.

Broke my heart when she died. I'm 76, an American, and she was, indeed, a constant in the background of our lives. It's a colder world without her. 😢

I will never forget the comfort Her Majesty gave with her speech during the pandemic. RIP Queen Elizabeth. You are truly loved and missed.❤

She was queen for 70 of my 73 years. I’m American, the daughter of an English mom from Preston who came to US at age 7. England and your queen have always had a special place in my heart. Thank you DM for this wonderfully produced inside look at that sad day. Very thoughtful, poignant, respectful, and touching. I felt like I was at a church service I was so still listening to the stories. Thank you all so much. ❤😢❤

She promised to do her duty all her life, and kept her word, until the day she died. A light went out in our lives, at that moment. We all felt the loss of her kind smile and sparkling eyes. Few have dedicated themselves to so many others, with such dignity, grace, and love, as this remarkable woman. Rest in peace, Your Majesty. We all miss you👌😔

I remember being at work in Chicago and seeing the announcement online. Others in the office were hearing the news and it felt imperative to speak it out loud - even though she was not our Queen. The world felt different in that moment - the way it feels when you lose a beloved parent. She was on top of a very short list of world figures who stood for integrity and honor - and as the list gets smaller, the growing void is palpable. A great lady indeed - RIP Your Majesty.

The moment it was announced that she passed, I cried. I am not from Britain but like so many others did not know a life without her. Though I felt for a while before her passing that it was imminent, it still came as a shock. I am sure she had health issues the public were not made aware of but it was also evident that since Prince Philip's passing and with a lot of unnecessary family drama around her, she showed signs of a rapid decline. I am proud that it was in my country, South Africa, that she promised a life of servitude. A promise she kept for decades and until the day she passed. May she rest in peace, which sadly I think she was not afforded during her last years.

It happened at a very different time of day for us Aussies. I sent my mum a message very late at night saying The Queen was not well by the time we woke up she was gone.😭 RIP our amazing Queen

I'm an American who lives in the middle of the U.S. I went to work (home health care) knowing Her Majesty was most likely on her death bed. News came on my phone at 12:30 Central Standard Time. I started crying and immediately told my client that Her Majesty had died. Then we were both in tears. RIP Queen Elizabeth.

I remember during the pandemic when she made her speech of we will be together again. I live on my own, and was having to go out every day to visit people in their homes, as part of my job with the NHS. I could not see my family and the mental stress was immense. But her speech felt like she was talking to me personally, and I believed her when she said we would meet again. I felt like I lost an honorary Grandmother when she died.

Such a “take your breathe away” day. As a Canadian, sat down and just cried. She was the only Monarch that I had ever known. A flawless reign to be sure. Never forget.

I am Ukrainian, and it was remarkable to see how shocking was the news about Her death for all of us even in the middle of war in our country. RIP❤, Her Majesty, you were an example of wisdom and dignity

One year ago today I was watching the BBC when suddenly the commentary stopped and the screen went black. I thought at first I had lost the connection but then realization struck and a few moments later the commentator reappeared to announce that our Queen had died. Even now I still get emotional watching this video. 😢🇨🇦

I’m Portuguese living in UK 🇬🇧 since 2008 I’m still devasted and still not believing that HM Queen Elizabeth II is gone ….. 😔😞😢😢

Oh I remember this day. I heard the news that she was not doing well and I was sitting at home and I just knew that she was leaving us. I prayed otherwise but I knew it was coming. It is hard to believe that it has been a year already. She was such a lady of class. And Charles has done her proud. RIP Your Majesty!

I count myself privileged to have lived through her reign. Felt like we had all lost a member of our family. RIP❤

It felt like the world lost its Grandmother the day Queen Elizabeth 2 passed away. She was an elegant and wonderful woman!!

I may be an American, but my grandfather was a Brit thru and thru...and well I remember her portrait in a place of honor in his library. She was a woman of steely resolve, and unexpected humor. To me, she was the epitome of what lady was, and what a queen should be.

We loved her. It's that simple.

There will never be another monarch with the beauty, grace, and poise of Queen Elizabeth II. She will missed world wide.

All respect to an extraordinary woman , diplomat of peace, irrefutable integrity, resilient and incredibly intelligent. May she rest in peace.

The Queen described Prince Philip as her strength and stay, she was Britains strength and stay, the constant, the loadstar, and whilst no one is immortal the Queens passing created a seismic shift, a shock wave that in minutes circumnavigated the World. I was lucky enough to speak very briefly with her a few years ago, tiny in stature, huge in presence with a smile that could light up a room. Truly Happy and Glorious that day

I still got goosebump watching this video. Born in British Hong Kong, she was my Queen all my life and still is.

She was incomparable. I cried when she died and again a tear fell just watching this. She was the world's grandmother. As an American we never had a steady rock in our country to lean on through the years such as the Queen. I believe she will go down in history as the greatest monarch that ever lived.

Wow, has it been a year already since her passing? She was one of the most iconic world leaders in my lifetime. May you rest in peace, Your Majesty.....

What I loved most about Queen Elizabeth II was her smile. She had one of the most beautiful smiles=would light out any space she occupied. Rest in Peace!

I am from South Africa and I thought she was a great leader. She had so many heartache to overcome during her life. Never complain never explain. I loved her 😢

It was like loosing my grandmother and I never even met her . The gravitas is the late Queen was beyond comprehension . A super diplomat and respected by everyone other than those with huge chips on their shoulder and immature revolutionaries.

She is truly missed. The world seems different. Rest in peace Your Majesty.

The moment she passed I sat in my kitchen all day and cried. Even the next morning I was trying to get ready for my day and would burst into tears. I remember casually trying to talk to my dad on the phone and just started crying. I'm from the US but have Scottish and English descent and my entire childhood I have always looked up to her Majesty as a role model. I'm so happy I was on Earth when the Queen was here. She was truly a calming consistency - a figure who has always been there in this crazy world. This October I'm going to England and plan to stay at Windsor. I can't wait to see an area that she resided at.

May her beautiful soul rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏

I am an American, but my paternal grandmother instilled in me a deep respect for the Queen, and her family. I was allowed to stay up to catch His Majesty's (that still.seems strange to me) investiture as Prince of Wales. When news broke over here of her passing, I cried and cried. It was like a gut punch. I still cry. I was born 2 years after her crowning. She was the only monarch I knew. And watching His Majesty, publicly, going through his mourning, was heart wrenching. May all of the blessings reserved for the RF be many and magnificent! Requiem in Pace, Your Majesty. We all miss you more than we can express.

What an amazing historical moment = To be at the bedside of such a Queen at the time of her transition = RIP YOUR MAJESTY 😢😢😢

It was my and my husband's 21st wedding anniversary and the news came very early in the morning in Australia. It was like losing my grandmother all over again. She was fantastic! So very loyal, stoic and dedicated to her duty. We all loved her and we all miss her dearly.

I am not British or of a Commonwealth country, yet I cried in my car when her death was announced. It was as loosing your own grandmother.

That line from HMTQ’s COVID speech always makes me emotional. When she says, “we will be with our families again, we will be with our friends again, we will meet at again” it still makes me well up. What a remarkable woman!

As an American, I still missed the late Queen. She was a very person lady. R.I.P Your Majesty

I can’t believe how bad Harry andMeghan treated our late Queen Harry you broke your grandmother’s heart what you and your wife did to our Queen i will never forgive you

Her Majesty leaves a profound impression of resolution and warmth across the globe. How we wish it could continue. On behalf of whomever is remembering The Queen on this first anniversary, I simply wish to express deep gratitude for her loyal and most dutiful reign. We love and miss you. Thank you ma'am. 🖤❤💙

What a remarkable woman she was. Truly one constant thing In the world for almost 100 years was her presence. I’m young (17) and remember learning everything about her and people older than me telling me what they remember when they were young. Having seen even a small part of her reign was truly amazing to be in that moment of history even as an American. I remember when the announcement came she had died, I was in a German class and we kind of all just paused. Then the rest of the day kind of felt different. RIP to an amazing woman and F those who were happy she died.

The world will not be the same without her and for over 70 yrs she has been my Queen of Australia.

As a Canadian and member of the commonwealth, I was saddened by her loss. I was only 33 and therefore had only ever known Our Queen. My students and I watched her funeral service, i made sure they saw the end, where she was placed in the floor of Westminster. This was history. Flags all over Canada went to half mast and they lit up Ottawa (our capital) for her. The legions across Canada placed black covers over her picture. Gun salutes went off. And the CBC ran memorials. She remains on our money and there are many schools, charities, roads all named for her.

I can't believe its been a year since the passing of H.M Queen Elizabeth..R.I.P

The day the heir becomes the monarch - the saddest day of their life.

Today is the remember the great lady we call the Queen and should not be a battle ground for anyone else This is the queen’s Remembrance Day, I send my sincere wishes to all the the royal family, and how we all remember the queen on this day, a year ago.

As much as we still miss her, can’t help but remember every now and then how blessed we were to live in the time of her reign. She knew how to have her presence be enough to touch every person possible, she went beyond service and duty to be that figure we can look to for inspiration, forever she’ll be dearly beloved. My regards from across the pond.

One thing showing how amazing she was, whenever we said the Queen we all knew who we were talking about despite there being quite a few other Queens around the world. RIP QUEEN ELIZABETH ❤

This still hits hard and has made me cry, I miss her wisdom and humor. That day I was so shocked I cried with my mom. She was the best, we’ll not have a true Queen unless George’s first born is a daughter. She was always a lady, a very missed, beloved one 😢

We were in NYC on holiday. I read online that ‘doctors were concerned’. That’s how I knew. These 3 words. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇦🇺🇨🇦🇳🇿

There will never be another monarch like Queen Elizabeth. She was a class act that no one else would ever be able to live up to. 👑🩷

RIP your Majesty. Shedding tears for you again. Still so angry at the situation with one of your grandchildren, but I won't name him anymore. He deserves to be forgotten

I miss the Queen.

Queen Elizabeth was a grand lady who never put a foot wrong in her 70 year reign. It was heartbreaking that she had the trouble with Harry in her final years. R I P Your Majesty.

Beautifully done.. this American still misses your Queen.. thank you for this wonderful remembrance.

It’s been a year after HMQEII is gone, I’m still tearing up when I think about her. And I’m just a far away stranger who never met her personally. Her presence for me was calming,her departure poignant .

When I heard the Queen had died, I just broke down and cried, my sister was on a video call to my daughter who lives in Canada, and told her and my daughter just burst out crying, everybody was so emotional, and I still get upset especially just watching this video. She was loved by so many people around the world, and the respect she got, thousands of people cueing to pay their respect for 3 days, said it all.

RIP Ma'am... Thanks for everything...

Thank you for this programme. It was such a sad day, the Queen is still greatly missed.

I'm so glad I got to meet her and to pay my duties to her at her funeral. Still hits me hard. She was such a important women figure in our live

Queen Elizabeth 2 was one SUPERB human being!! I am a Texan and I REALLY admired her!!! She was truly a servant of her people ( and she did it for a LONG time). Elizabeth Clark Goodrich, Texas

Thank you Ma'am, for everything❤

What a beautiful person....so full of grace and majesty

The Queen was an amazing woman which I have always admired, I will never forget how she worked till her death, she was a moral role model and I loved that about her. Rest in peace ❤

Mr. Hugo Vickers is a very eloquent speaker and I like what he had to say was very nice to him. Well put..

Very moving video, especially the clip of the Queen’s speech at the end. It’s strange how knowing so much about her life & reign made her feel familiar & her passing more impactful despite the fact I’m American. How lucky you all were to be Elizabethans.

All my life, she was truly the only Monarch I had ever known. I cried when I heard the news here in the United States. She was such a remarkable woman who put duty before family. She took her duty to the Crown seriously and she kept her word until she died. The world will miss this beloved woman just as much as the UK and Commonwealth do.

R.I.P Our beautiful Queen Elizabeth 11

As a millennial Brit, I’m SO proud to be a granddaughter of the queen. May you RIP ❤️❤️❤️

I literally couldn't sing the National Anthem. The change of one word and I totally forgot the lyrics. Great coverage. the Mail, thank you.

I live in Australia, I was brought up in Liverpool and left when I was 19. My Irish grandmother (ROI) was 7 years younger than HM and really admired her and the royal Family, despite being Irish and brought me up to know who everyone was in ‘the firm’ and to respect the eldest in particular. When HM died, a connection to my Nan died. She’d already been gone for 7 years at that point. As soon as I heard she was ill. I managed to get onto the world service. I stayed up and watched the news announcement at around 3:30am. I was devastated. If anyone needs an example of service it was hers. She pledged her life to the UK when she was 21 and she gave it entirely.

Elizabeth the exemplary, thank you for your service! RIP you’ve earned it.

I miss her terribly, and not even a full 2 days later I lost my own grandmother. I will always and forever miss them both as they are and always will be an internal light to my soul. Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II

This devastating news was already a year old; rip HMTQ ❤

I'm American and watching this excellent video. It brought tears to my eyes.

Still makes me so sad 😢

There will never be another one that even comes close to her and her reign. RIP QEII. ❤

So sad, even after 1 year. Wish Her Majesty had lived to 100 or more

I was at work here in the US. Once they started the news coverage, i knew she had passed. She had a life well lived. She never faltered or failed. She spent her entire life in pursuit of her duty. Well done your majesty. Rest easy.

Thank you. 🇺🇸 misses this great lady, HMTQ, too!

Seeing this still brings tears to my eyes. A very sad moment in history and a loss of a great great woman and Queen ❤

Powerful! I’m crying again! Even tho it’s been a year since her passing, I still miss her. She’s been my Queen all my life, and I loved how her smile could light up the room. What an amazing woman! Rest In Peace, Queen Elizabeth The Great!

I'm an American but I had a great respect and appreciation for Queen Elizabeth ll, she was such a lovely, strong and enduring individual . Missing that Beautiful Smile of hers and that Twinkle in her eye that went with it...💜😢

I miss the Queen. Great admiration for her service and dedication. So steadfast.

The most loved monarch of all times in my opinion.

Today is about our Queen Our Monarch , who reigned all through my life ,she was ,someone I looked up to ,admired adored a true warrior ,funny caring wicked humour ,I would feel like she was my own ,Grandmother, she brought so much comfort, I miss you , my Monarch my Queen ,😢💔

This was beautifully done with respect, grace, and class. Just like her late Majesty. Thank you DM for your thoughtful and dignified tribute. We still miss her. With love from CA USA. xx

I’m in tears getting ready for work. 😢 this is a true documentary. Very moving