Queen Elizabeth II’s death was confirmed by Buckingham Palace on Thursday 8 September. The Queen, age 96, spent 70 years on the throne making history as the longest-reining monarch. Her children and grandchildren rushed to her side at Balmoral Castle, where she passed away.
Here is a look at the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II.
GALLERY: A LOOK AT QUEEN ELIZABETH II’S ILLUSTRIOUS LIFE
Queen Elizabeth II sits on the throne during her coronation in June 1953. Image via AFP Photographer: Central Press Photo LTDQueen Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh at the Balmoral Castle on 31 October 1972. Image via AFP Queen Elizabeth II photographed in April 1988 in the garden of the Government house in Perth, Australia. Image via AFP Photographer: Patrick RiviereQueen Elizabeth II meets with South Africa’s first democratic president Nelson Mandela in October 2003 at Buckingham Palace in London. Image via AFP Photographer: Kirsty WigglesworthFormer French president Jacques Chirac former first lady Bernadette Chirac welcomes the Queen for a state banquet at the Elysee Palace in April 2004. Image via AFP Photographer: Patrick KovarikQueen Elizabeth II with her husband Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh on a eight-day tour of Canada in June 2010. The trip was to mark the annual Canada Day. Image via AFP Photographer: Chris Jackson-PoolIn February 2018, Queen Elizabeth II joined Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and royal dressmaker Angela Kelly for British designer Richard Quinn’s runway show. Image via AFP Photographer: Yui MokQueen Elizabeth II gives the Queen’s Speech The Sovereign’s Throne next to her son, King Charles III, in December 2019. Image via AFP Photographer: Leon NealThe Queen attends an event to celebrate the 750th anniversary Westminster Abbey in London in October 2019. Image via AFP Photographer: Paul EllisThe Queen and her son, King Charles III, watching a special flypast following her birthday parade in June 2022. Image via AFP Photographer: Daniel Leal
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