Queen Elizabeth II Of England Dies At 96

 

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, died on Thursday afternoon at the Balmoral Castle, her highly cherished summer home in the Scottish Highlands.

She was on the British throne for 70 years. 

A statement by Buckingham Palace this afternoon states that “the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.”

According to the statement which also appeared on Royal Family, the official Twitter handle of the British Royal Family, both “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this [Thursday, September 8, 2022] evening and will return to London tomorrow.”

There have been intense speculations about the Queens health following revelations that doctors were worried about her deteriorating health.  

According to a report, “many of her four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren were at Balmoral or on their way there, including her son Prince Charles, the heir to the throne.”

Crowds have increased in front of the Buckingham Palace as news of the queen’s death circulated among Britons.  

Queen Elizabeth was born on 21 April 1926 and crowned the British queen on 2 June 1953.