Royalty and politicians have expressed their sadness as Poland mourned the deaths of its president and scores of the country's senior figures in a plane crash.
The Queen led tributes to President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed along with his wife Maria and 94 others in Russia.
Officials said there were no survivors on board the plane, which was taking the presidential party from Warsaw to events marking the 70th anniversary of the massacre in Katyn forest of thousands of Polish officers by Soviet secret police.
In a message of condolence, the monarch described her "sorrow" and sent her "deepest sympathy" to the government and the people of Poland.
The Prince of Wales also expressed his sadness, along with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Tory leader David Cameron.
Dozens of senior figures from the Polish government and military also perished in the crash near the city of Smolensk as the 26-year-old Tupolev came in to land in thick fog.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who personally assumed charge of the investigation, was due to meet Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk later.
A week of national mourning was declared and Mr Tusk called for a two-minute silence to be held on Sunday.
Polish parliamentary speaker Bronislaw Komorowski will act as president and, under the country's constitution, is obliged to announce elections within 14 days.
In a message to Mr Komorowski, the Queen said: "It is with the deepest sorrow that I have learnt of the death of President Lech Kaczynski and First Lady Madame Kaczynska."
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