Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II has died at 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. 

The first daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, she served as Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other sovereign Commonwealth countries. 

She became Queen when her father died in 1952, and is predeceased by her husband Philip Mountbatten, who passed away in 2021.

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The Queen is survived by her four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

The longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, the Queen most recently celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in 2022. 

The Queen visited Newport, Rhode Island. in July 1976 for the Bicentennial celebration. 

According to the Newport Historical Society, "She dined on the HMS Britannia with President Ford and dedicated Queen Anne Square after attending services at Trinity Church. 

All of her children have since visited Newport over the years."

 

PHOTO: Julian Calder for Governor-General of New Zealand. CC 4.0 Government House