‘I had a cob on, she told me to smile’ - Liverpudlians remember the Queen

People have been paying their respects to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, here in Liverpool after her passing at 96.

As the nation begins its period of mourning for the monarch, locals have been telling us of their fond memories and what the Queen meant to them.

‘When I heard the news I started weeping’

Alison says: "I was making a cup of tea when I heard the news, and I started weeping. It's a sad moment, but what can you say."

‘I think she died of a broken heart’

Linda says: "Having seen her over the last 12 months, she died of a broken heart. That's my way of thinking. I think she died of a broken heart. The person who was most important to her went."

‘I had a cob on, she told me to smile’

Theresa says: "I remember meeting the Queen when I was six years of age when they opened the Mersey tunnel. I said hello to her, and she said to me, ‘don't you smile?’ because I had a cob on that day and I said ’yes your Majesty, I do’ and then she said ‘let me see you smile’. So, I had to smile for the Queen."