When she heard of the Queen's death, Karine Jean-Pierre was leading the White House press briefings.
Our thoughts are with the Queen's family and the UK.
The reign of Queen Elizabeth II ended after 70 years.
The White House press secretary learned of Queen Elizabeth II's death from a video clip.
When Jean-Pierre was answering a reporter's question on the Inflation Reduction Act, she was told that the Queen had died.
She asked if that had been confirmed. The reporters confirmed it.
She said that her thoughts went to the people of the United Kingdom.
She said she didn't want to get ahead of what the president was going to say.
The UK is one of America's closest allies, according to Jean-Pierre. The press secretary stopped the press conference.
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The president and his wife released a statement expressing their sympathies to the royal family.
She will loom large in the pages of British history and in the story of our world.
The US flags were to be flown at half-staff.
The Queen died at her estate in Scotland, Buckingham Palace said. She was Britain's longest-reigning monarch, having ascended the throne at the age of 96.
Charles became King Charles III after his mother's death.
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