Queen Elizabeth II Is Dead

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died, her family has announced. Queen Elizabeth had been Monarch of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth Nations since 1952. She surpassed Queen Victoria, her great-great grandmother, to become the Longest Reigning British Monarch in 2015. And in 2022, Britain celebrated Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in honor of 70 years on the throne. Queen Elizabeth was 96 years old.