Per the New York Times, her death “marks both the loss of a revered monarch. were born after the queen’s ascension, making Elizabeth the only monarch most of her subjects have ever known. Four out of five people currently living in the U.K.

Under Elizabeth’s leadership, the United Kingdom navigated multiple wars, ongoing unrest in Northern Ireland, leaps in technology, economic crises, Brexit, the rise of far-right nationalist politics, pandemics and the dissolution of a once-dominant empire. The queen’s steady presence symbolized stability during a period of profound change. Photo by Chris Jackson / WPA Pool / Getty Images Over her 70-year reign-the longest of any British monarch and any female monarch in history-she worked with 15 prime ministers (16 counting Liz Truss, who took office earlier this week), met 13 of the past 14 American presidents, oversaw thousands of royal engagements and made 89 state visits overseas.Įlizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952. The king and the queen consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”Įlizabeth succeeded her father, George VI, upon his death in 1952, when she was just 25 years old. The royal family confirmed her death in a statement, saying, “The queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. Elizabeth II, the long-reigning British queen who buoyed a shrinking empire and an increasingly embattled monarchy, died on Thursday at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands, at age 96.

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