Queen Elizabeth’s death: Prince Charles becomes king

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On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history. Queen Elizabeth II is well notable icon billions of people around the world recognise instantly. She died at age 96.

Based on British monarchical culture, the eldest of her four children, Charles, Prince of Wales at 73, is the oldest heir apparent in British history, becomes king immediately.

Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne at just 25 in 1952 after World War II. She took the throne and shared the world stage dominated by political figures from China’s Mao Zedong to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and US president Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Her 70-year reign straddled two centuries of seismic social, political, and technological upheaval.

The last vestiges of Britain’s vast empire crumbled. Brexit shook the foundations of her kingdom at home, and her family endured a series of scandals.

But throughout, she remained consistently popular and was queen and head of state not just of the United Kingdom but 14 former British colonies, including Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.

She was also head of the 56-nation Commonwealth, which takes in a quarter of humanity, and supreme governor of the Church of England, the mother church of the worldwide Anglican communion.

But questions will be asked about whether the golden age of the British monarchy has now passed, how an ancient institution can remain viable in the modern era, and whether Charles will command the same respect or reign in his mother’s shadow.

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