Queen Elizabeth II said on June 17, 2017 that Britain had been plunged into a sombre mood after the deadly London tower block inferno, as public anger swelled and dozens were still reported missing.

Furious residents heckled Prime Minister Theresa May and stormed the local authority headquarters on June 16, 2017, demanding justice for the victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster which left at least 30 people dead.

There were angry scenes at the offices of the Kensington and Chelsea council, which was responsible for managing the 1970s social housing block in a working-class enclave of one of Britain’s richest areas. “It was a death trap and they knew it,” one person shouted as demonstrators stormed inside the offices.

Some 19 patients are still being treated in hospital, of whom 10 are in a critical condition, the National Health Service said on June 17, 2017. The emergency services expect to find no more survivors.

Queen Elizabeth and her grandson Prince William visited a community centre on June 16, 2017 where some of the survivors are being housed.

The head of state said a saddened country was showing resolve in the face of adversity and a determination to rebuild wrecked lives. “It is difficult to escape a very sombre national mood,” she said in a message marking the event.