Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. She was the world’s longest serving monarch as well as a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She died at Balmoral, her Scottish highlands home, on Thursday, September 8, a day after pulling out of a virtual Privy Council meeting following her appointment of Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Her death will trigger a series of events not seen for a generation.
She is survived by her four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. Her husband Prince Philip died in April 2021 aged 99. The couple were married for 73 years.
