Day: September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. Her family gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday. The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. With her death, her eldest son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will lead the country in mourning as the new King and head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. Her grandson, Prince William, is also there, with his brother, Prince Harry, on his way. All the Queen's children travelled to Bal...

The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral. Yalda Hakim, host of BBC World News' Impact with Yalda Hakim, said sorry for her mistake, writing on Twitter : I tweeted that there had been an announcement about the death of the Queen. This was incorrect, there has been no announcement, and so I have deleted the tweet. I apologise. Her apology comes after a a rare announcement the Queen is under medical supervision with doctors concerned for her health. Her apology related to her tweet at 15:07pm where she wrote: BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96. Buckingham Palace has announced. Senior members of the Royal Family have landed at Aberdeen Airport to race to the Queen's bedside at Balmoral Castle following a rare announcement the Queen is under medical supervision by doctors ...