Death and Funeral Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on September 8, 2022, at 3:10 p.m. local time. She was 96 years old. Her official cause of death was old age, according to
The death of Princess Diana in a car crash in Paris was a point at which the Queen's role as mother and grandmother clashed with her duties as head of state. She chose family, staying in Scotland at Balmoral castle, to tend to Diana's two children, Princes William and Harry. It was ...
Queen Elizabeth II, left, stands with her grandmother, Queen Mary, center, and her mother, Queen Elizabeth, at the entrance to London's Westminster Hall as her father's coffin arrives to lie in state on February 11, 1952. Upon the death of her father, Elizabeth ascended the throne at th...
The photo was taken to mark the queen'sPlatinum Jubilee, the celebration of her 70 years on the throne, the royal family said. Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to ever reach that milestone, which she celebrated three months before her death. Ahead of Her Majesty The Queen’...
“We will all miss her and are grateful for the incredible service she gave to the people of Great Britain and the countries of the Commonwealth. We send our deepest condolence to the royal family. Her death brings to an end a long and unique chapter in the history of the United King...
Her rule was historic in nature. She stands as the longest-reigning member of the British monarchy. RELATED: SEE REACTIONS TO THE QUEEN'S DEATH In 2022 Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarch to mark her Platinum Jubilee, which honors 70 years of service on the throne. The royal ...
King Charles and Camilla then left London to fly to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, where the queen's coffin arrived yesterday after a long journey by car from her highland estate in Balmoral. There, Charles was given the ceremonial keys to the city at the Palace of Holyroodhouse,...
the United Kingdom. The flag — whose design contains three lions passant for England, a rampant lion for Scotland and a harp for Ireland — is traditionally flown when the queen was in residence at one of her palaces and when she was on an official journey in her car or...
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on the day of their coronation, Buckingham Palace, 1953. (Colorised black and white print).The Print Collector/Getty Images Taking the throne Elizabeth became the queen immediately upon the death of her father, King George VI, in February 1952. ...
Queen Elizabeth II presided over the U.K. for seven decades,The New York Timesnoted Thursday, making her the world's longest-reigning monarch. She died peacefully at her Scottish holiday home, Balmoral Castle, surrounded by the Royal Family, who subsequentlyconfirmed the death. ...