Queen Elizabeth, who died Thursday at age 96, paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 on several occasions, including during a visit to Ground Zero in 2010.
, who died Thursday at the age of 96, traveled to New York City in 2010 to honor the victims of 9/11, which represented one of many tributes the late monarch paid to those affected by the terrorist attack over the years.Sept. 11, 2010, Queen Elizabeth traveled by police motorcade to Ground Zero and placed a wreath at the site where the South Tower had once stood before greeting families of victims and first responders.
Queen Elizabeth II cuts a ribbon at the opening of The British Garden in Hanover Square July 6, 2010, in New York, as a memorial to the British who died at the World Trade Center Sept. 11, 2001. In 2001, the day after the terrorist attack, Queen Elizabeth broke tradition by modifying the changing of the guard ceremony to include the playing of the"The Star-Spangled Banner" in front of a crowd of about 3,000 outsideQueen Elizabeth bucked tradition for a second time by joining in on the singing and could be seen wiping away a tear during the emotional service.
"My thoughts and my prayers are with you all now and in the difficult days ahead. But nothing that can be said can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments. Grief is the price we pay for love."
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