President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned for seven decades, the longest-serving British monarch.

“It is with profound sadness that we receive the news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Balmoral Castle yesterday evening,” Marcos said in a statement posted on his Facebook page.

He paid his tribute to the Queen, saying that “she exemplified to the world a true monarch's great dignity, commitment to duty, and devotion to all those in her realm.”

“We, together with many Filipinos living and working in England, though not subjects of the Queen, have found ourselves having developed a great sense of affection for her as a Queen, as a mother, and as a grandmother,” Marcos added.

The president said the world “lost a true figure of majesty”.

On Thursday, the Royal Palace made a pronouncement that the Queen, who was 96, died peacefully at her home in Scotland.

“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family," said her eldest son Charles, the new king.

The Royal Palace earlier announced that the queen’s health was deteriorating and the doctors recommended putting her under medical supervision.