The London police said on Saturday that the death toll from the inferno at the Grenfell Tower in west London had risen to 58.

The announcement by Cmdr. Stuart Cundy, who said the toll was still expected to rise, came as Queen Elizabeth II made note of the country’s recent struggles.

“It is difficult to escape a very somber national mood,” the queen said in a statement to mark her official birthday — an occasion that typically does not result in any public comments from the monarch. “In recent months, the country has witnessed a succession of terrible tragedies.”