THE 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom is dead, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” the royal family said in a statement.
“The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
The royal family had announced earlier on Thursday that doctors were “concerned” for the Queen’s health and had placed her under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her children and grandchildren had traveled to be with her.
The monarch was last pictured by a photographer on Tuesday at her Scottish residence, where she met with Liz Truss to invite her to become prime minister. Truss and outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson had journeyed to Scotland, rather than Buckingham Palace in London, because doctors had advised the queen not to travel. CONTINUE READING…
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