Flags are at half-mast all across the globe as Buckingham Palace confirmed Thursday the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.
The statement said she was surrounded by her family and died peacefully at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland.
Sporting organizations around the world were quick to pay tribute to Her Majesty, who reigned for over 70 years.
Formula 1, the Premier League, Wimbledon, the International Cycling Union and many more all have posted touching tributes on social media regarding her passing.
Even the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the United States remembered the first time she saw an American football game.
“We join the world in sending our condolences to The Royal Family on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II,” the message said. “On her first visit to the U.S. as queen in 1957, she experienced ‘American Football’ for the first time at a game between Maryland and North Carolina.”
Many sporting events have been cancelled or postponed as well following her passing.
Queen Elizabeth II did not attend the Commonwealth Games in England earlier this summer due to her health, but she did open the Olympic Games at both Montreal in 1976 and London in 2012.
Her daughter Princess Anne competed in the Montreal 1976 Games in equestrian and is a member of the International Olympic Committee.
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