Kennedy died Wednesday after battling a brain tumor. He was 77.
In Britain and Ireland, he was remembered particularly for his involvement in the long process that led to Northern Ireland's 1998 Good Friday peace accord.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that "even facing illness and death he never stopped fighting for the causes which were his life's work.
"He led the world in championing children's education and health care, and believed that every single child should have the chance to realize their potential to the full," Brown said.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called Kennedy "a true public servant committed to the values of fairness, justice and opportunity."
Britain gave Kennedy an honorary knighthood earlier this year.
Lord Owen, who served as British foreign secretary in the 1970s, said Kennedy was "the most influential senator" in the U.S.
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