Philippines' Marcos Jr hails queen as 'true figure of majesty'

Members of the Coldstream guards perform as the Principal Proclamation of Britain's new Britain's King, King Charles III, is read from the Friary Court balcony of St James's Palace in London, on Saturday, September 10, 2022. - AFP

MANILA, Sept 10 (dpa): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has hailed Queen Elizabeth II as a "true figure of majesty" as he expressed his condolences for the monarch's death.

"It is with profound sadness that we receive the news of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II," he said in a statement posted on Facebook.