Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest serving monarch, breathed her last on Thursady, the Royal Family confirmed in a tweet. She was 96.
The Queen reigned for 70 years.
The royal family including the Queen’s son and heir Prince Charles, grandsons William and Harry and their families have gathered at her Balmoral retreat in the Scottish highlands, where she spent her last days.
The UK celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to mark 70 years of service to the country with gala events in June this year.
In 2015, Queen Elizabeth became the longest-serving British monarch, surpassing her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria. This year, she became the world’s second longest reigning monarch.
