Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96

way2barak, Sept.8: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has passed away at the age of 96 after 70 years on the throne. Buckingham Palace has said the Queen ‘died peacefully’ this afternoon at Balmoral. Queen Elizabeth II is survived by her four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Her eldest son, Prince Charles (aged 73), will now become King, while his eldest son, Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, assumes the position of heir to the throne. As heir apparent since the age of three, Charles has been the longest serving heir to the throne in British history.

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in 1926, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York. She ascended to the throne following the death of her father King George VI on Feb. 6, 1952, when she was just 25.

She had been suffering from what Buckingham Palace has called “episodic mobility problems” since the end of last year, forcing her to withdraw from nearly all her public engagements.