This evening the death of Queen Elizabeth II has been announced. She was 96 years old. Elizabeth II (born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom from 6 February 1952 until her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the second longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country. At the time of her death, Elizabeth was Queen of 14 other Commonwealth realms apart from the UK. More info about her on Wikipedia.
The last time we talked about her on this blog was to talk about the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee commemorating 70 years of her reign, showing the video she shot with Paddington, the popular character of books and films. You can watch it again clicking here.
The picture in this posts shows her walking away with Paddington, and the photo was taken two days ago during her last public appearance in Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she had received Britain's new Prime Minister Lizz Truss.
Below is the video of the announcement of her death this evening on the BBC.
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