Queen Elizabeth II, the most famous monarch on the planet, died on Thursday at the age of 96 in her Scottish castle of Balmoral, her family by her side, and her son Prince Charles automatically succeeding her.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and Queen consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement, an announcement greeted with enormous emotion in the Kingdom. United where Elizabeth II was very popular.