President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday joined the world in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving 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 on Facebook. "She exemplified to the world a true monarch's great dignity, commitment to duty, and devotion to all those in her realm," he added. Marcos said Filipinos, including those living and working in England, "have found ourselves having developed a great sense of affection for her as a Queen, as mother, and as a grandmother," even though we are not her subjects. "The world has lost a true figure of majesty in what she demonstrated throughout her life and throughout her reign as Queen," Marcos said. Also on Friday, Marcos Jr. signed the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II. In a tweet, British Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils expressed gratitude to the President for his kind words to Queen Elizabeth. Marcos was with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos, sons, Ilocos Representative Sandro Marcos and Joseph Simon Marcos, and Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. "Thank you Mr President @bongbongmarcos, First Lady Liza Marcos, Congressman @sandromarcos7, Mr. Speaker Martin Romualdez and Simon Marcos for being the first to sign the condolence book for Her Majesty The Queen," Beaufils said. "We are grateful for your kind words & warm memories of Her Majesty," Beaufils added. Read the whole story on gmanews.tv. Photo courtesy: Laure Beaufils on Twitter