But in Britain: Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96
In recent months, the queen, whose reign lasted 70 years - longer than any other royal in the country - had to limit her activities due to mobility problems and began using a walking stick.
The heir to the throne is her son - the 73-year-old Prince Charles
Tali Goldstein
08/09/2022
Thursday, 08 September 2022, 20:28
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II passed away today (Thursday) at the age of 96. Her 73-year-old son Prince Charles will inherit the crown.
"The Queen died peacefully this afternoon at Balmoral. The King and his Queen consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and return to London tomorrow," the royal family said in a statement.
Earlier, Buckingham Palace announced in a statement that her doctors had advised the Queen to remain under medical supervision during her stay at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Prince Charles, his wife Camilla and Prince William rushed to Balmoral Castle following the report.
Elizabeth II celebrated her 96th birthday in April, the same year she also marked 70 years on the throne - the only queen in the country to mark this date while in office.
The platinum jubilee marked seven decades since the Queen ascended the throne in 1952, making her Britain's longest-serving monarch.
In the past year, the Queen has reduced her public activities significantly due to her advanced age and "problems with movement".
She began using a walking stick and conducting meetings virtually, as well as having to forgo traditional ceremonies such as the opening of the parliament session and certain events in honor of her birthday, due to her condition.
In February, the Queen was diagnosed positive for the corona virus.
Earlier that month, the Queen's eldest son and heir to the throne, Prince Charles canceled his participation in the event after contracting the virus for the second time.
The medical condition of the queen, the world's oldest and longest-serving monarch, has made headlines since she spent a night in hospital in October due to a medical problem and was told by her doctors to rest.
To this day, the palace has not specified what the problem was that she suffered from.
Buckingham Palace announcement (photo: official website, Twitter)
The Queen with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss (Photo: Reuters)
The Queen was hospitalized after knee surgery in 2003, after which she began using a walking stick for two weeks.
In 2013, she was hospitalized again after acute duodenal ulcer.
In 2018, she underwent surgery to remove a cataract in one of her eyes.
In 2016, the Queen used the elevator instead of climbing 26 steps at the entrance to Parliament.
On 12 October 2021, aged 95, the Queen was pictured using a cane at Westminster Abbey.
She received instructions from her doctors to rest that month and canceled appointments because of it.
On October 20, she spent a night at King Edward VII Private Hospital in central London - her first night in hospital in eight years.
A month later, she arrived at the event after spraining her ankle.
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The longest reign
Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in modern history, after Louis XIV, King of France.
She also overtook Thailand's King Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016 at the age of 88.
While Britain has lost its geopolitical power over the years, the Queen has regained popular support and restored the image of the royal institution, after a slump in her public relations due to Death of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997.
But the queen was able to learn from the mistakes she made and restored the royal institution to its high public status.
A Yogov poll conducted during the platinum jubilee celebrations in April showed that 62% thought that the country should retain the monarchy, while 22% said that there is no need for a monarchy and that one should be satisfied with a leader elected as head of state.
However, the survey also revealed a drop in support for the monarchy in the last decade, from 75% in 2012 to 62% in 2022.
On the balcony on April's birthday (Photo: Reuters)
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926, as the first daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - the Duke and Duchess of York.
In 1936 her grandfather, King George V, died and was succeeded by Elizabeth's uncle, Edward VIII.
However, in a short time he gave up the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.
Her father, who received the nickname George VI, was appointed the new king - and she became the heir to the throne.
Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, were educated at home and moved to Windsor Castle during the bombing of London in World War II.
In 1945, Elizabeth joined the war effort, as a driver and mechanic in the women's corps.
Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten met in 1939, shortly before he joined the British Navy - it was clear to everyone then that he was the love of her life.
They were secretly engaged in 1946 and married in Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947. The wedding included 2,500 guests, including six kings and seven queens.
Upon their wedding, Philip received the title of prince and has since been called the Duke of Edinburgh.
A year later, the couple had their first son, Prince Charles.
Two years later his sister, Princess Anne, was born.
King George VI and his daughter Elizabeth (Photo: GettyImages)
The Coronation (Photo: GettyImages)
In 1952, King George VI died, and in June 1953, at the age of 27, Elizabeth was officially crowned in his place.
Princes Andrew and Edward, Charles and Anne's younger brothers, were the first boys born to a sitting British monarch since the days of Queen Victoria.
In the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the Queen made a historic visit to the Berlin Wall.
Later she entertained the Emperor of Japan Hirohito at Buckingham Palace.
She marked 25 years of her reign in 1977, and the public celebrated with parties all over Britain.
Elizabeth's wedding with Philip (Photo: GettyImages)
In the early 1980s, Britain was involved in the war in the Falkland Islands against Argentina.
The Queen's son, Andrew, served as a helicopter pilot in the Navy.
This decade also saw the birth of her first grandchildren, Peter and Zara, the children of Princess Anne and her husband Mark Phillips.
Diana and Charles (Photo: GettyImages)
The 1990s were a tumultuous decade for the royal family.
In 1992, a fire broke out in Windsor Castle, and the marriages of the Queen's three eldest children ended in divorce.
The media then focused on the Queen's family, describing Elizabeth and her children as distant and withdrawn.
Intimate details of her children's relationships were leaked to the tabloids and revealed in interviews of various associates.
On August 31, 1997, Prince Charles' estranged wife, Princess Diana, was killed in a car accident in Paris, and the public mourning was unprecedented.
The Queen was staying in Scotland at the time, ordered Princes William and Harry, who were then 15 and 12 years old, to be sent to her and delayed returning to London.
Buckingham Palace also refused to take down the flag due to the strict rules of protocol, and the public criticism was intense.
Only due to the growing anger, the queen agreed to bring her return forward and gave an emotional speech to the public.
The Queen examines the foreigners after the death of Princess Diana outside the palace (Photo: GettyImages)
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla (Photo: Reuters)
The queen was responsible for many changes in the royal institution also known as "society".
In 1992, for the first time, she offered to pay income tax on the palace's profits, and at the same time she opened her dormitories to the public for the first time to finance their maintenance.
She called for an end to the transfer of the crown to males, and supported the lifting of the ban on royals marrying Catholics.
During her tenure, she was responsible for the appointments of 15 British Prime Ministers.
It is seen as the symbol of public and civil service.
In February, she made a surprising and non-traditional decision regarding Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, her heirs and announced "when Charles becomes king, one day, when that time comes - Camilla will be known as the queen consort."
Also, Elizabeth made it clear that she has no intention of retiring from the monarchy and resigning, when she said: "My life will always be dedicated to your service and I will continue to respect that with all my heart."
The Queen and her husband Philip (Photo: Reuters)
The Queen also referred to her late husband, who died in June 2021, and the rest of the family.
"I am lucky to have received the firm and loving support of my family. I was blessed with Prince Philip who was my partner and was willing to selflessly make the accompanying sacrifices. This is a role I saw my mother perform during my father's reign," she said, and hastened to refer to the citizens: "I Forever grateful for the loyalty and affection you continue to give me."
The Queen accompanied by her husband Prince Philip, in June 2021 (photo: official website, Instagram)
In 2002, the Queen marked a jubilee for her reign.
The celebrations were mixed with sadness over the deaths of her sister Margaret and the Queen Mother.
The two died a few weeks apart.
The public mourning over his death helped to re-strengthen the position of the queen, who was now perceived as a beloved and family figure, and less distant than before.
In 2005, Prince Charles married his beloved Camilla Parker-Bowles.
Since the two were already divorced, the Queen had to keep her feet out of the wedding ceremony, but came to the mass held in their honor.
In April 2011, the Queen's grandson Prince William married his girlfriend Catherine Middleton.
The ceremony was broadcast live on television, and is considered one of the most watched events in history.
In 2013 the Queen celebrated 60 years of her reign.
She participated in the opening ceremony of the Olympics in London, and posed for a humorous video in which she "falls" into the stands.
In 2010, the Queen had her first granddaughter, Savannah, the daughter of her eldest grandson, Peter, and his wife, Otum.
Peter is the son of her sister, Princess Anne.
In 2013 she had another great-grandson, Prince George, son of Prince William and Princess Kate.
Like his parents' wedding, George's birth was accompanied by sympathetic media coverage, very different in nature from the yellow snooping that accompanied the engagement with royals in the past.
Two years later, the Queen had another child from William and Kate - Princess Charlotte.
Prince William, Kate and Princes George and Charlotte (Photo: GettyImages)
Riding a horse (Photo: GettyImages)
At one point the queen had a herd of 30 corgis (Photo: GettyImages)
Queen Elizabeth especially loved horses and dogs - especially the "corgi" breed.
Since the beginning of her tenure, the Queen has bred over 30 dogs of the breed.
Elizabeth got her first corgi dog, Doki, from her father when she was 11.
When she turned 18, Elizabeth got another corgi puppy, Susan.
The two were inseparable and Susan even joined Elizabeth and Prince Philip on their honeymoon in 1947. In 2015, British tabloids reported that Queen Elizabeth stopped breeding new dogs because she didn't want to leave any orphans behind after she passed away.
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