Buckingham Palace has announced that the Queen has passed away.
The Queen passed away this afternoon. The King and Queen will return to London tomorrow.
Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Charles became King of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth nations after his mother's death.
It is expected that the Queen will be given a full state funeral as a mark of respect.
The public is expected to be allowed to pay respects to her.
The final plans will be signed by the king.
The princess was born in London.
She was third in line to the throne and no one expected her to be Queen.
She devoted her life to serving her country and the Commonwealth.
She said in a radio address on her 21st birthday that she would devote her entire life to her service to the imperial family.
Princess Elizabeth became Queen at the age of 25.
She was crowned at the abbey 16 months later.
The Queen's son and heir will inherit her other titles.
She was the supreme governor of the Church of England. She was a patron of hundreds of charities and organizations.
She was a devoted wife and mother to four children, as well as a dedicated grandmother to eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandparents.
The country was still recovering from the war when she married Prince Philip in 1947.
King George VI wrote to her about how proud he was of her and how sad he was that he couldn't give her away.
Both Prince Charles and Princess Anne were born to the Queen. Since Queen Victoria had her family, Princes Andrew and Edward were the first children to be born to a reigning monarch.
The Duke of Edinburgh was always with the Queen.
The only royal couple to ever reach their Platinum anniversary was the Duke and she described him as her constant strength and stay.
The Queen had 15 different prime ministers during her time in office.
She used her own form of quiet diplomacy to represent the United Kingdom around the world and was more widely traveled than any other international leader.
Her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria was the longest-serving British monarch in history.
During a time of immense social, technological, and economic change, Queen Elizabeth II worked hard to make sure the monarchy remained relevant.
She was a queen without equal who will be mourned around the world.
The new monarch is Prince Charles.
The period of national mourning will last until the funeral, which is expected to take place in 10 days.
Her body will be kept at Buckingham Palace for five days.
Unless urgent, the government is not expected to announce any other businesses.
Major sporting events could be put off as a mark of respect.
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