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Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at age 96. She was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch who served for seven decades.
She died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Doctors announced that they were “concerned for Her Majesty’s health” and that she was “resting comfortably” under medical supervision.
BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II, a beacon of stability after more than 70 years on the British throne, dies at 96, Buckingham Palace announces. https://t.co/61GYc2a6sx pic.twitter.com/RlUsFaf3yr
— CNN (@CNN) September 8, 2022
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong” April 21, 1947
She served her people with great grace & dignity. Rest In Peace, Queen Elizabeth II 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/o6lIraAgLx
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) September 8, 2022
The royal was preceded in death by her husband,
Her husband, Prince Philip, died in April 2021 at age 99. Elizabeth and Philip were married for more than 70 years and had four children.
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The four children included Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
April 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022
Matthew 25:21 https://t.co/FnZJ44awTI “Well done, thou good and faithful servant” pic.twitter.com/1M2tjlnJrz
— Louise Mensch 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@LouiseMensch) September 8, 2022
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From the small, curly-haired girl known to her family as “Lilibet” to the gracious, bespectacled great-grandmother who favored broad-brimmed hats, deliberate bright fashion and sensible shoes, the queen was always a favorite with her subjects both at home and in her many visits to Commonwealth nations around the world.
Her “walkabouts” in which she stopped to shake hands and briefly chat with members of the public seemed to reinforce her one-time comment, “I have to be seen to be believed.”
But appearing in public didn’t mean her audience necessarily knew everything about her. The queen’s personal life was never mined by the media in the way that those of American presidents tend to be.
Among the things that were well known: the queen loved corgis (she reportedly owned more than 30 during her life) and thoroughbred horses, supposedly enjoyed a gin with Dubonnet, and was interested in Scottish country dancing and walking in the countryside.
Other reports said she enjoyed a jigsaw puzzle and in 2011, there were multiple stories that she’d ordered an iPad for herself after grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry showed her theirs.
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