Get 40% Off
🤯 This Tech Portfolio is up 29% YTD! Join Now to Get April’s Top PicksGet The Picks – Just 99 USD

Queen Elizabeth II Dies Aged 96, Buckingham Palace Says

Published 09/09/2022, 03:40 am
Updated 09/09/2022, 03:40 am
© Reuters.

© Reuters.

By Yasin Ebrahim

Investing.com --  Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.

A statement issued by the palace said the "Queen died peacefully" this afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. 

The news arrived just hours after the palace released a statement saying "doctors were concerned" about the Queen's health, but added that she "remains comfortable."  

The Queen had struggled with her health for nearly a year, and was forced to ease her public events calendar last year amid difficulty with her mobility.

Queen Elizabeth II had recently celebrated her platinum Jubilee this year, marking 70 years on the throne. 

The 96-year-old monarch came to the throne in 1952 at the age of 25, after the death of her father King George VI just as Britain was recovering from World War II.

Following her death, the Queen's eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will become King in a formal ceremony in London and lead mourning services across the United Kingdom. "The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow," the palace said in a statement.

In a statement, His Majesty King Charles III said the death of the Queen was a "moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family."

Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke of the "great legacy" left by the Queen, describing the monarch as "a rock on which modern Britain was built." 

"We usher in a new era in the magnificent history of our great country, exactly as her Majesty would have wished by saying the words 'God save the King,'" Truss added.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.