Queen Elizabeth is dead. This is confirmed by Buckingham Palace. In the official obituary posted at Buckingham Palace after Queen Elizabeth’s death, Charles and Camilla are referred to as King and Queen. According to Sky News, Britain’s new king takes the name King Charles III. The new royal couple will be staying at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday evening. On Friday they travel to London. The flag at Buckingham Palace at half mast. Photo: TOBY MELVILLE / Reuters – The passing of my much-loved mother is a great sadness for me and my family, says a statement from the new King Charles. The flag at Buckingham Palace is lowered. Flags will be flown at half-mast at all the royal residences. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has died, aged 96. – A big shock Queen Elizabeth’s last public mission was to give Liz Truss the task of forming a new government in Great Britain on Tuesday. The ceremony was carried out for the first time in Balmore, which is the residence of the Queen in Scotland. The reason this happened in Scotland was the health of the queen. – It is a big shock for the nation and for the world, Truss said in a speech on Thursday evening after it was known that the queen had died. – She was a role model for the whole of Great Britain, she says further. Prime Minister Liz Truss on Queen Elizabeth’s death. On Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth had to cancel the mission on the advice of the doctors. They advised her to rest. On Thursday, the doctors said they were worried about her health, and advised putting the Queen under medical supervision. The British royal family gathered on Thursday in the castle in Scotland. People mourn outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday night. Staff at the royal household hang the declaration that Queen Elizabeth is dead on the gate of Buckingham Palace. A girl lays flowers outside Buckingham Palace after the death of Queen Elizabeth. Hundreds gathered outside Buckingham Palace to mourn Queen Elizabeth’s death. Large crowds gather outside Buckingham Palace to honor Queen Elizabeth. A memorial for Queen Elizabeth is shown on a big screen at Piccadilly Circus in London. Buckingham Palace in the evening hours on Thursday evening. The new king, Charles, would return on Friday. King Harald offers his condolences Outside Buckingham Palace, large crowds have gathered to mourn and to show their sympathy. Condolences have poured in from all over the world after it became known that the queen has died. The Norwegian royal family states that it is with great sadness that they received the news that the queen has passed away. – Our thoughts go out to His Majesty the King and the immediate family at Queen Elizabeth’s passing, says the condolence signed by King Harald. King Harald and Queen Elizabeth. Photo: Dominic Lipinski / AP – He devoted himself to his work and followed the British people, he says. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also sends thoughts to Great Britain. – A historic era and a long life in the service of Great Britain has come to an end. There is great respect for Queen Elisabeth’s life’s work, he says. The White House also expresses deep sympathy after Queen Elizabeth’s passing. Active until the end Queen Elizabeth will be remembered for the way she renewed the British royal house. Although she never gave an interview, she contributed to more openness towards the media. She also placed emphasis on appearing normal and unsnobbish. This made her very popular among many Britons. In addition to being Queen of Great Britain, she was also head of state in several countries, such as Australia and Canada. She was also supreme leader in the Commonwealth of Nations, where several of the member countries are former British colonies that Queen Elizabeth gave independence to. Elizabeth during her platinum jubilee, February 2022. Photo: POOL / Reuters Despite the fact that she was well past the normal retirement age, she was active until the end with state visits and public missions. She read government documents daily to stay up to date. Also in autumn 2021, the doctors asked her to take it easy and rest. She was called in sick, something she must have disliked. For her, the queen’s deed trumped everything. Adversity Although she was a popular monarch, Queen Elizabeth also had her turbulent periods on the throne. Often it was other family members who contributed to the difficult times. Like when grandson Prince Harry broke with the royal doctors in Great Britain and moved to the United States with his family. Or when her son Prince Andrew was accused of sexual abuse, and she had to take several public duties from him. The woman he allegedly assaulted went to court against the prince, but in February 2022 they entered into a settlement. The entire British royal family was together when they followed Prince Philip to the grave in 2021. Photo: ALASTAIR GRANT / AFP In April 2021, Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, died aged 99. They met in 1939, and married in 1947 in Westminster Abbey. They had children Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. Prince Philip was buried on 17 April 2021. It was the last time the entire British royal family was together. Elizabeth with her husband Prince Phillip in 1959. Photo: Ap “Annus horribilis” Prince Charles married Diana Spencer in 1981, and secured the succession when they had Princes William and Harry. But the turbulent marriage made headlines. And in December 1992 they filed for separation. Earlier in the same year, both Prince Andrew and Princess Anne had separated from their spouses. In November, the home Windsor Castle also began to burn. Queen Elizabeth after the fire in Windsor Castle in 1992. Photo: Gillian Allen In her annual speech, Queen Elizabeth said that she would not look back on 1992 with pleasure, and called it “annus horribilis” – the terrible year. But it was to get worse. In August 1997, Diana died in a traffic jam in Paris. Although she was divorced from Prince Charles, she had a public role in Great Britain. The people mourned and laid flowers, but it was quiet from the Castle. In the end it became a requirement that Queen Elizabeth had to say something. At that time, her popularity was at rock bottom. The British newspapers demanded that Queen Elizabeth should appear in public after Princess Diana died in a traffic jam in 1997. Photo: AP Wasn’t supposed to be Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on 21 April 1926, and actually wasn’t supposed to be queen. It was his uncle, Prince Edward, who was heir to the throne. But when he was to take over, he had to choose between the throne and his love, the divorced American woman Wallis Simpson. He chose love. Therefore it was Elizabeth’s father, Prince Albert, who became king. He took the royal name George VI in 1936. The king died of lung cancer in 1952, and Elizabeth became queen. When she was crowned in June the following year, almost 40 million Britons followed the ceremony live on radio and TV. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth took place on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey, over a year after she became British Queen. Photo: Ap Queen Elizabeth’s first trip abroad was to Norway in 1955. There are close ties between the Norwegian and British royal houses. Queen Elizabeth and King Harald are triplets. After the state visit in 1955, the British royal family went on a private trip to Western and Central Norway in 1969. Queen Elizabeth was also on state visits to Norway in 1981 and 2001. Elizabeth had a long love for horses. Here in 1987. Photo: Ap Folkekjær Queen Elizabeth contributed to moving the British royal house closer to the people. She was busy meeting and greeting people, whether traveling or at home in the UK. During her time as queen, several of the royal properties are open to the public. Although there have been debates in Great Britain about the form of government, the Queen’s jubilee in recent years showed how popular she still was. In 2012, she celebrated her Diamond Jubilee for 60 years on the throne with large folk festivals and a boat parade on the Thames. June 2012: Elizabeth celebrates that she has ruled the country for a full 60 years. In 2015, she passed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s time on the throne, and became the longest-serving monarch in British history. When she turned 90 in 2016, she invited other 90-year-olds to Windsor for an anniversary reception. In June there were street parties and lunches in the parade street The Mall, which runs from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square. People traveled from far and wide to honor the queen, and perhaps catch a glimpse of her. In the summer of 1955, Queen Elizabeth came on a state visit to Oslo.
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