The Breaking News: Queen Elizabeth II has died
2022/09/08 According to Sky News; Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96.
Earlier, Buckingham Palace confirmed on the 8th that Queen Elizabeth II was under medical supervision in Balmoral, Scotland, and doctors expressed concern about her physical condition. Her immediate family members have been informed of the situation.
Elizabeth II, who ascended the throne on 6 February 1952 after the death of her father George VI, was crowned on 2 June 1953, and is the longest-lived and longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom for 70 years.
Queen Elizabeth II’s tenure as head of state spanned post-war austerity, the transition from empire to Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War and the UK’s entry into – and withdrawal from – the European Union.
Her reign spanned 15 prime ministers starting with Winston Churchill, born in 1874, and including Ms Truss, born 101 years later in 1975.
She held weekly audiences with her prime minister throughout her reign.
At Buckingham Palace in London, crowds awaiting updates on the Queen’s condition began crying as they heard of her death.
The Union flag on top of the palace was lowered to half-mast at 18:30 BST and an official notice announcing the death was posted outside.
On the Queen’s death, Prince William and his wife, Catherine, became the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Cornwall.
King Charles, aged 73, becomes head of state in 14 Commonwealth realms.
He and his wife, Camilla, are at Balmoral alongside his siblings, Princess Anne, and Princes Andrew and Edward.
They are accompanied by Edward’s wife, Sophie, as well as Princes William and Harry.
William’s wife, Catherine, remained at Windsor with their children – George, Charlotte and Louis – as it has been their first full day at a new school.
The Royal Family has now entered a period of mourning.
In the coming days, much of national life will be put on hold.
Official engagements will be cancelled and Union flags will be flown at half-mast on royal residences, government buildings, across the Armed Forces and on UK posts overseas.
Members of Parliament will pay tribute to the Queen and take an oath to King Charles.
There will be church bells tolling and gun salutes as local and national organisations and charities organise ways to pay their respects, with commemorative events and books of condolence.
A state funeral for the Queen is expected in the next two weeks.
Foreign leaders have paid tribute to the Queen, with US President Joe Biden recalling how she stood in solidarity with the US in their “darkest days” after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
To France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, she was a “kind-hearted Queen” and “friend of France”.
For Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, the Queen was a constant in Canadians’ lives and one of his “favourite people in the world”.
Reporting by George Bowden, Marie Jackson and Sean Coughlan, royal correspondent.
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