Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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The Prince of Wales, the Queen’s eldest son, has become the new monarch, King Charles III.

Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”

Senior members of the royal family had travelled earlier in the day to be with her at Balmoral, the Queen’s castle in the Scottish highlands, while at Westminster the mood among senior politicians was sombre.

The Queen celebrated the 70th anniversary of her reign this year. She had represented continuity and stability for Britain from the postwar era into the 21st century.

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