Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully aged 96 on Thursday, surrounded by her family at Balmoral Castle. Her Majesty has been placed under medical supervision, with a statement released in the afternoon saying that royal doctors were worried for her health.
Senior royals rushed to the Scottish Highlands to be by her side, with the now King Charles III, Queen Consort, and Princess Anne arriving first and later joined by the the monarch's other children and grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry. Her death was later confirmed in a statement issued by the Palace at 6.30pm, with the country entering a 10-day national period of mourning.
The country's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II committed herself to a life of public service until the very end and continued working in the days before her death, the Mirror reports. She is said to have spent one of her 'happiest' summers at her beloved Aberdeenshire estate - a place where she shared many precious memories with late Prince Philip and her loved-ones.
