Marcos mourns Queen Elizabeth's death: She exemplified a true monarch's great dignity

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.

At the House of Representatives, former Philippine leader and current House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo also expressed her sadness on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

"The world will always remember her long and glorious reign. I will forever cherish Her Majesty's advice and encouragement when we visited her during my presidency," Arroyo said.

"My sincere condolences to the entire Royal family and the peoples over whom she reigned," she added.

The Buckingham Palace announced Elizabeth's death in her Scottish summer residence following nearly a year of failing health.

Elizabeth, 96, was queen of Britain and more than a dozen other countries since 1952, including Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and earlier this year marked her 70th year on the throne with four days of national celebrations in June, according to a Reuters report.

At the age of 25, she came to the throne after the death of her father King George VI on February 6, 1952. —Anna Felicia Bajo/KBK/RSJ, GMA News