Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at the age of 96 at her Balmoral castle in Scotland, the British royal family announced in a press release.
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Earlier in the day, the queen's doctors had expressed "
concern
" about her state of health and had "
recommended that she be placed under medical supervision
".
In the process, his family had been informed of his state of health and his heir Charles, 73, and his grandson William had immediately gone to Balmoral.
Since a night in the hospital almost a year ago for examinations never specified, the queen, in declining health, showed herself more and more rarely.
The Queen formalized Tuesday the appointment of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.
Fifteen successive prime ministers
She had decided to stay at Balmoral instead of returning to London where the transition usually takes place due to her health problems.
Footage released by the palace had shown the sovereign smiling and leaning on a cane, shaking hands with the new ruler.
Born on April 21, 1926 in London, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was crowned queen at the age of 25, on February 6, 1952, on the death of her father George VI.
The wife of Philip Mountbatten, Prince of Greece and Denmark with whom she had four children (Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Duke of York Andrew and Earl of Wessex Edward), has seen no less than fifteen British prime ministers, including Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Boris Johnson.
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She is the British sovereign who reigned the longest, despite criticism and crises - the death of Lady Diana and Brexit, in particular.
Her last big ordeal was the death of her husband, Philip, who disappeared on April 9, 2021, with whom she married in 1947.