Tributes continue to pour in across the globe after death of the queen

The queen and Prince Philip on the Great Wall of China at the Bedaling Pass during their state visit to the country in 1986. Picture: PA

Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his condolences to the royal family over the death of the queen.

He noted she was the first British monarch to visit China, in 1986, saying: “Her death is a great loss to the British people.”