Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, the longest-living and longest-reigning British monarch, died at the age of 96 on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at 15:10 BST. The official announcement came three hours later at 18:30 BST.
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Hours before her death was announced, doctors said that her health had been worsening recently and they would watch her health.[1]
At Balmoral Castle in Scotland, on 6 September, two days before her death, the Queen accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson and appointed Liz Truss to replace him as Prime Minister.[2]
After the Queen's death her oldest son Charles, Prince of Wales, became King of the United Kingdom and fourteen other Commonwealth realms.[3]
Her state funeral was on 19 September.[4]
Her daughter Princess Anne registered the death certificate of Queen Elizabeth II on 29 September 2022. It said she died of old age.
References change
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces". BBC News. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ Bubola, Emma (6 September 2022). "The queen will meet the new prime minister at Balmoral Castle in Scotland". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Charles is the new King". BBC News. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Funeral for Queen Elizabeth II to be held September 19". CNN. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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