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Ashly Puryear • September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96



Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II, the seemingly eternal monarch who became a bright but inscrutable beacon of continuity in the United Kingdom during more than seven decades of rule, died Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands. She was 96.

Her death, of undisclosed causes, was announced by Buckingham Palace.


Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned over the U.K. for 70 years, dies at 96

In her reign, which began in February 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI, Elizabeth served as a constant and reassuring figure in Britain and on the world stage as she helped lead her country through a period of profound shifts in geopolitical power and national identity.

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