‘Canada is in mourning,’ says Justin Trudeau after death of Queen

PM hails one of my favourite people in the world' but death set to prompt questions about institution whose popularity is in decline

Justin Trudeau has expressed his condolences over the death of Queen Elizabeth II, telling reporters that that monarch, who was also Canada's head of state, was one of my favourite people in the world".

In a complicated world, her steady grace and resolve brought comfort and strength to us all. Canada is in mourning," said Trudeau, who first met the Queen as a child when his father Pierre was prime minister.