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Queen Elizabeth II of England died on Thursday at the age of 96. She was reported to have died peacefully.
A crowd had gathered at the Buckingham Palace residence in London on Thursday as concern was growing over the Queen’s health.
Around 100 people defied the torrential rain to stand at the palace gates, according to AFP, as senior royals rushed to Balmoral in Scotland, where the queen was being treated.
The Royal Family has formally announced her death in a statement that goes:
“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.”
The Queen’s children – Charles, Princess Anne, 72, Prince Andrew, 62, and Prince Edward, 58, had flocked to her Scottish Highland retreat, Balmoral. Prince Charles’s sons, Prince William, and his estranged brother Prince Harry also joined them there.
A couple of days ago, the queen appointed Liz Truss as the 15th prime minister of her reign and was seen smiling in photographs but looking frail and using a walking stick. A particular picture that gave people cause for worry was one showing a deep purple bruise on the queen’s right hand.
Queen Elizabeth II happens to be the longest reigning monarch in British history. She rose to be Queen after the Second World War and reigned for 70 years.
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