UPDATED to include a statement from King Charles III. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died. She was 96 years old.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died, announced Buckingham Palace. She died peacefully at her home in Balmoral this afternoon, they said. The Queen turned 96 this year, and celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, which marked 70 years on the throne.
"I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth and by countless people around the world. The Queen tested positive for COVID-19 in February, which she had said left her "very tired and exhausted". It was after she recovered from the virus that unspecified "mobility problems" kept her from attending some events, and she was sometimes seen using a stick during engagements. The mobility issues also led her to cancel some appearances, as well as asking Prince Charles to stand in for her at the opening of the Commons this year.
While many of the powers enjoyed by her predecessors had been removed before she inherited the throne, the Queen, as monarch, remained Head of State, and fulfilled an important constitutional role in the transition of power. On Tuesday, September 7, she invited Liz Truss to form the next British Government. Truss became the Queen's 15th prime minister; her first was Winston Churchill, who was born in 1874.
Her mind too was still active. She dealt with large amounts of paperwork, read reports on parliamentary proceedings, and was briefed on political and constitutional affairs. Her weekly, confidential meetings with each of her Prime Ministers were valued by many incumbents, and demonstrated that what she lacked in direct power, she retained through influence.
In October 2021, the Queen spent a night in central London's private King Edward VII's Hospital for what Buckingham Palace called "preliminary investigations''. It was the monarch's first overnight hospital stay in 8 years. She also missed the COP26 climate conference having been advised to rest instead.
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