Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96.
The news was announced in a brief statement by Buckingham Palace today.
The nation’s longest-reigning monarch spent her final days at Balmoral, her beloved Scottish castle.
The announcement came hours after Buckingham Palace issued a statement saying the Queen’s doctors were concerned for her health and that she was being kept under “medical supervision”.
Following that news, close family members including Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward headed to Scotland on Thursday afternoon. They included Prince William and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Her death also came just days after she invited Liz Truss to form a government – which saw her become the 15th prime minister leader of the Queen’s reign.
Flags will be flown at half mast as the UK grieves for its much-loved Queen.
Elizabeth was the only monarch most Britons had ever known and its longest-reigning.
