The House of Commons of Canada also passed a parliamentary motion of condolence. Politicians within the Commonwealth of Nations who sent condolences includes the Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. The Leader of the Opposition, the three first ministers of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom, and all living former British prime ministers expressed similar sentiments. In Scotland, the Scottish Parliament observed a one-minute silence. The Archbishop of Canterbury delivered a statement to the House of Lords, praising the Queen Mother for "her marvellous example of service and duty". The prime minister, Tony Blair and other MPs from the House of Commons, as well as the Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Williams of Mostyn, and the members of the House of Lords paid their tributes in separate statements. On 4 April, the Queen and Prince Philip met the mourners at Windsor Castle and viewed the tributes. Both the Queen and the Prince of Wales paid tribute to the Queen Mother in separate television broadcasts. In an interview, Princes William and Harry paid tribute to their "inspirational" great-grandmother. Prince Andrew described his grandmother as a "very, very special" person. Later, Prince Andrew and his daughters, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, met with members of the public. Her body lay at the altar of the Royal Chapel of All Saints near Royal Lodge, where the Queen and the royal family attended an evensong on the day after her death. Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, who were on holiday in Switzerland and Barbados respectively, rushed back to the UK upon learning about their grandmother's death. Reactions and aftermath Flags flying at half mast at Harlech Castle, 8 April 2002 Royal family She died 'peacefully' in her sleep at the Lodge on 30 March 2002, at the age of 101, with her surviving daughter, Elizabeth II, by her side. On 5 March 2002 she attended lunch at the annual lawn party of the Eton Beagles, and watched the Cheltenham races on television however, her health rapidly deteriorated during her last weeks after retreating to Royal Lodge for the final time. She then returned to Royal Lodge in Windsor. She attended the funeral on 15 February in a people carrier with blacked–out windows, (which had recently been used by Margaret) shielded from the press according to her wishes so that no photographs of her in a wheelchair could be taken. On 13 February she slipped in her sitting room at Sandringham, causing considerable concern to her daughter, the Queen, and the rest of the royal family, but she travelled to Windsor by helicopter the following day. However, despite missing many other scheduled events-such as the 100th birthday celebrations of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, on 12 December 2001 the annual luncheon of the Women's Institutes, of which she was president, on 23 January 2002, and traditional church services at Sandringham -she was determined to attend the funeral of her younger daughter Princess Margaret. She was bedridden at Sandringham after her final public engagement on 22 November 2001, when she attended the recommissioning of HMS Ark Royal. The Queen Mother had developed a persistent cold which she caught during Christmas 2001. Her funeral, held on 9 April 2002 at Westminster Abbey in London, attracted 10 million viewers in the United Kingdom and cost £5.4 million. Flowers and messages of condolence were left by the public at royal residences, with members of the royal family publicly paying tribute to the Queen Mother in the days after her death. Representatives of nations and groups around the world sent condolences to the Queen, the British people, and citizens of the Commonwealth. The death of the Queen Mother set in motion Operation Tay Bridge, a plan detailing procedures including the dissemination of information, national mourning, and her funeral. On 30 March 2002 at 15:15 GMT, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), widow to King George VI and mother to Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 101 at Royal Lodge, Windsor. King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (resting place) Westminster Abbey, London (funeral ceremony) Westminster Hall, London (lying in state) Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire (place of death) The Queen Mother's carriage, surmounted by her crown, adorned with camellias from her own gardens and draped in her personal standard, travels down to Westminster Abbey.
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