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Flags at [[Centre Block|Parliament Hill]] in [[Ottawa]] and the [[United States Capitol|Capitol Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] were flown at half-mast in her honour.<ref>{{cite tweet| user=DanTaekema|number=1567937605718757377| title=The flag at the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is now flying at half-mast to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.| date=8 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Amy |title=Pelosi orders Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff after queen's death |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908151529/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
Flags at [[Centre Block|Parliament Hill]] in [[Ottawa]] and the [[United States Capitol|Capitol Building]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] were flown at half-mast in her honour.<ref>{{cite tweet| user=DanTaekema|number=1567937605718757377| title=The flag at the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is now flying at half-mast to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.| date=8 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Amy |title=Pelosi orders Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff after queen's death |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908151529/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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[[President of the United States]] [[Joe Biden]] and [[First Lady]] [[Jill Biden]] released a statement |
[[President of the United States]] [[Joe Biden]] and [[First Lady]] [[Jill Biden]] released a statement following the Queen's death, as did all the living former presidents.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=POTUS |url=https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1567952734623596548 |title=Our statement on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908190842/https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1567952734623596548 |number=1567952734623596548 |date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |url-status=live}}[[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Presidents React to News of Queen Elizabeth's Death: 'She Defined An Era' |url=https://people.com/royals/us-presidents-react-to-news-of-queen-elizabeth-death/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> President Biden also ordered the flag of the [[United States]] to be flown at half-mast until sunset on the day of the interment of the Queen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=The White House |date=2022-09-08 |title=A Proclamation on the Death of Queen Elizabeth II |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/09/08/a-proclamation-on-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=The White House |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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The [[Royal Pavilion]] in [[Brighton]], England, was illuminated in the royal<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunn|first=Casey|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/science/the-color-of-royalty-bestowed-by-science-and-snails.html|title=The Color of Royalty, Bestowed by Science and Snails|date=2013-10-09|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-04|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and funerary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://england.prm.ox.ac.uk/englishness-funeral-clothing.html|title=English Funeral and mourning clothing|work=ox.ac.uk}}</ref> |
The [[Royal Pavilion]] in [[Brighton]], England, was illuminated in the royal<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dunn|first=Casey|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/science/the-color-of-royalty-bestowed-by-science-and-snails.html|title=The Color of Royalty, Bestowed by Science and Snails|date=2013-10-09|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-04-04|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and funerary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://england.prm.ox.ac.uk/englishness-funeral-clothing.html|title=English Funeral and mourning clothing|work=ox.ac.uk}}</ref> |
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Balmoral Castle (pictured in 2004), where Elizabeth II died
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| Date | 8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) |
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| Location | Balmoral Castle, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°2′27″N 3°13′48″W / 57.04083°N 3.23000°W / 57.04083; -3.23000 |
Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, the longest-living and longest-reigning British monarch, died at the age of 96 on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The official announcement came at 18:30 BST. Earlier in the day, doctors reported that her health had been deteriorating rapidly and placed her under medical supervision.[1]
Elizabeth's death set in motion Operation London Bridge, a collection of plans in response to the death of Elizabeth II.
The Queen's health, generally regarded as good for most of her elderly life, had been in decline since the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in April 2021. In October, she began using a walking stick during public engagements[2] and following an overnight stay in hospital on 20 October, visits to Northern Ireland,[3] the COP26 summit in Glasgow,[4] and the 2021 National Service of Remembrance were cancelled on health grounds,[5] including a sprained back.[6]
In February 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the Queen was one of several people at Windsor Castle to test positive for COVID-19.[7][8] Her symptoms were described as mild and cold-like, with the Queen later commenting that the disease "does leave one very tired and exhausted".[9][10] Given the health impacts of COVID-19 and long COVID are known to be more severe among older people,[11][12] there were concerns for the Queen's health at the time;[13][14] however, she was reportedly feeling well enough to resume her official duties by 1 March.[15][16]
The Queen was present at the service of thanksgiving for Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey on 29 March,[17] but was unable to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service that month[18] or the Royal Maundy Service in April.[19] She missed the State Opening of Parliament in May for the first time in 59 years (she did not attend in 1959 and 1963 as she was pregnant with Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, respectively).[20] In her absence, Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge as Counsellors of State.[21] The Prince of Wales, the heir apparent, gained more official responsibilities towards the end of the Queen's life[22] and stood in for her at the State Opening of Parliament.[23]
In June, the Queen did not attend a church service for her Platinum Jubilee; official sources mentioned her "discomfort" after standing during the military parade celebrating her official birthday on the first day of celebrations.[24] During the celebrations, the Queen was largely confined to balcony appearances, and she missed the National Service of Thanksgiving.[25]
On 6 September, two days before her death, the Queen accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson and appointed Liz Truss to succeed him as Prime MinisteratBalmoral Castle (where the Queen was on holiday) in a break with tradition; this was usually done at Buckingham Palace.[26] On 7 September she was scheduled to attend an online meeting of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom to swear in new ministers in Truss's government, but it was announced that the meeting had been postponed after she was advised to rest by doctors.[27]
At approximately 12:30 BST on 8 September 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen was under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle after doctors expressed concern. The statement read:
Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen's doctors are concerned for Her Majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.[28][29]
The Queen's four children along with her daughters-in-law, and Prince William and Prince Harry, travelled to be with her.[30][31]
At around 14:00 the BBC suspended the schedule for BBC One to continuously cover the Queen's condition, with all BBC news journalists and broadcasters dressed in black. Special reports about her condition were run on other main United Kingdom channels: ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.[32] At 15:00, a BBC correspondent prematurely tweeted, in advance of any formal announcement, that Queen Elizabeth II had died. She later withdrew the tweet.[33]
At 16:30, Prime Minister Liz Truss was informed of the Queen's death.[34]
At around 17:00, members of the Royal Family who had flown from RAF Northolt to Aberdeen arrived at Balmoral, including Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex.[35]
The Royal Family's official Twitter account announced her death in a tweet timestamped 18:30 BST, stating:
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.[36][37]
The first British television announcement of the Queen's death came shortly after, and included the aforementioned statement being read verbatim by news presenter Huw Edwards on BBC One during a live broadcast, after first showing the flag at Buckingham Palace at half-mast for a few seconds.[1]
Upon the Queen's death her eldest son Charles, Prince of Wales, immediately acceded to the throne as King of the United Kingdom and fourteen other Commonwealth realms.[1][38]
There had long been speculation regarding what regnal name the former Prince of Wales would take upon succeeding to the throne. During her formal televised address outside 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Truss announced the King's regnal name when she stated:
Today the Crown passes – as it is has done for more than a thousand years – to our new monarch, our new head of state: His Majesty King Charles III.
Clarence House confirmed the new King would be known as Charles III shortly after the Prime Minister's address. Buckingham Palace released the King's first official statement as monarch at 19:04 BST:
The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.
We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.
During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.
No date has been announced for the King's coronation.[37]
Details about the state funeral have not yet been announced; however, it is expected to take place twelve days after her death.[39]
In accordance with the protocol implemented after the deathofDiana, Princess of Wales, the Union flagatBuckingham Palace was lowered to half mast.[40] Because the new monarch was already at Balmoral Castle when he became King, the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom was lowered and raised again at the castle following his mother's death.
Hundreds of people were gathered outside the gates of Buckingham Palace in London at the time of the announcement.[40] Many others used social media to post condolences and tributes for her and the British Royal Family.[41]
Flags at Parliament HillinOttawa and the Capitol BuildinginWashington, D.C. were flown at half-mast in her honour.[42][43]
President of the United States Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden released a statement following the Queen's death, as did all the living former presidents.[44][45] President Biden also ordered the flag of the United States to be flown at half-mast until sunset on the day of the interment of the Queen.[46]
The Royal PavilioninBrighton, England, was illuminated in the royal[47] and funerary[48] colour purple in memory of the Queen.[49]
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