Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96: the end of an era in the United Kingdom and in the world

Isabel II He has died at the age of 96. The Queen of England passed away this Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral Castle. Her death was made public at 6:32 p.m. (local time) through a brief statement from Royal Family: “The Queen passed away peacefully this afternoon at Balmoral. The King and Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral tonight and return to London tomorrow.”. The sovereign has been surrounded by all her family, since the British Royal Family has traveled to the Scottish fortress to say goodbye to her in the last hours of her life.

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. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022

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The last public appearance of the queen took place this Tuesday, September 6, at Balmoral. She there she received the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the Conservative Liz Truss. That image of the sovereign, stoic with her cane, is already part of the history of the United Kingdom and the world.

This Thursday, the queen postponed a telematic meeting with her Privy Council after doctors advised her to rest. Immediately after, Buckingham Palace sent a statement, now historic, announcing that the monarch was “under medical supervision.”

Throughout the last hours, the relatives of the sovereign, including the Prince Harry y Meghan Markle, have traveled to the Scottish castle to accompany her in her last hours of life. At six in the evening (London time), the Prince carlos has announced the death of his mother, as planned in Operation London Bridge.

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With the death of Elizabeth II a new era begins. Her reign is the longest in the history of the United Kingdom and the second in the world, behind the French Louis XIV. February 6, 2022 marked the 70th anniversary of her ascension to her throne. At just 25 years old, the queen inherited the crown. She did so after the short reign of her father, King George VI, who died at the age of 56. It must be remembered that the monarch was not born to reign and as a child she was not prepared for it, since her direct path to her throne was opened when her uncle Edward VIII he abdicated on his brother, Isabel’s father.

The last years of his life have been marked by the departure of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the British crown, the scandals of the prince andrew and, especially, for the death of her husband, Philip of Edinburghwho passed away in April 2021 at the age of 99 due to his advanced age.

Recognized as sovereign in Australia, Canada and head of the Commonwealth of Nations, Elizabeth II is a historical figure of the 20th century in the United Kingdom, in Europe and in the world. She has dispatched with 15 British Prime Ministers, from Winston Churchill, with whom she maintained friendship and admiration, to Boris Johnson y Liz Trusswho took office on Tuesday the 6th, going down in history as the last prime minister of the Queen of England.