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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Queen Elizabeth II’s death marks end of an era

Queen Elizabeth II in Berlin in 2015.
Queen Elizabeth II in Berlin in 2015. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Good morning.

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history, has died aged 96, drawing to a close the country’s second Elizabethan era and heralding the reign of her son, King Charles III.

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