Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s Longest-reigning Monarch, Dies Aged 96

THE GUARDIAN: Buckingham Palace says monarch has died at Scottish residence of Balmoral Castle

Queen Elizabeth II in her robes on the occasion of her coronation in June 1953. Photograph: Cecil Beaton/Camera Press
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96.

Prince Charles, 73, heir to the throne since the age of three, is now king, and will be officially proclaimed so at St James’s Palace in London as soon as practicably possible.

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