Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expressed his sadness over the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch. “The grace, simplicity and respect for other cultures and humanity are the qualities for which the Nepalese people fondly remember the Queen,” PM Deuba said in his tweet, adding, “In her death, Nepal has also lost a great admirer of the country and its people.” “I express deepest condolences to the Royal Family,” he further said.

Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 after reigning for 70 years on Thursday afternoon.