Britain's Queen Elizabeth has died — Buckingham Palace

08 September 2022 - 19:41 By Reuters
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Queen Elizabeth and her son and heir, Prince Charles.
Queen Elizabeth and her son and heir, Prince Charles.
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Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

Her eldest son Charles, 73, automatically becomes king of the United Kingdom and the head of state of 14 other realms including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

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