Queen Elizabeth II is dead aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced
Queen Elizabeth II is dead aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced Dear Reader, Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at the age of 96. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: "This afternoon, the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral. The King and Queen Consort will spend the evening at Balmoral before returning to London tomorrow." The Queen made history earlier this year when she became the first monarch to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. The Queen is survived by four children: Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward, as well as eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Following Boris Johnson's resignation, Her Majesty met with new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday, September 6, and asked her to form a government. Due to The Queen's "mobility issue," Truss traveled to The Queen's Aberdeenshire estate Balmoral Castle in Scotland for her audience with Her Roya...
