London — People in Britain and across the world are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the U.Okay.’s longest-reigning monarch and one of the vital enduring royal personalities the world has recognized. She died Thursday on the age of 96. Buckingham Palace confirmed that the queen had handed away at Balmoral Castle, her official summer time residence in Scotland.
The queen’s medical doctors acknowledged earlier Thursday that she had been positioned beneath medical supervision as they had been “concerned” about her well being. For months Queen Elizabeth had been scaling again her public engagements, compelled to cancel many appearances with the palace citing “mobility issues” and common discomfort.
All 4 of her youngsters — her eldest son and the brand new king, Charles, alongside together with his sister Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Elizabeth’s youngest son Prince Edward — traveled to Balmoral to be by her facet. Prince Charles’ eldest son, Prince William, the brand new inheritor to the throne, and his brother Prince Harry had been there as effectively.
The following 10 days will see a meticulously orchestrated technique of each mourning and constitutional transition play out throughout the United Kingdom.
Follow the newest developments under as tributes pour in, and as Britain enters a brand new period.