RIP Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen has passed away at Balmoral Castle.
Queen Elizabeth II has ruled for longer than any other British Monarch in history. She has been an important figurehead for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth during times of enormous social change in her 70 years on the throne.
But it all started with some scandal when Queen Elizabeth’s father, King George VI took the throne.
In 1936, Queen Elizabeth’s uncle became King Edward VIII, but his reign lasted barely a year, and he was never crowned. Her life changed the day her father became the British Monarch.
Elizabeth was home-schooled and never attended public or private school or college. When she turned 21 years old, then Princess Elizabeth was visiting Cape Town and thanked everyone in a radio message for her birthday wishes. It was at this milestone birthday that Elizabeth already reflected that her future would be one of service.
2 June 1953 she did the same in her coronation speech when she ascended to the throne.
Queen Elizabeth had two children in quick succession following her wedding, Prince Charles born a year after their marriage in 1948, and Princess Anne two years later.
Elizabeth’s two younger children, Princes Andrew and Edward, were born later in 1960 and 1964 they were the first babies to be born to a reigning monarch since Queen Victoria had children in the 19th century.
Last year Politico published the official plan they believed had been agreed upon if the Monarch passed away. Part of the plan reads: “In the hours after the queen’s death, a “call cascade” will take place informing the prime minister, the cabinet secretary (Britain’s highest-ranking civil servant) and a number of the most senior ministers and officials.
The PM will be informed by the queen’s private secretary, who will also tell the Privy Council Office, which coordinates government work on behalf of the monarch. Internally, the day will be referred to as “D-Day.” Each following day leading up to the funeral will be referred to as “D+1,” “D+2” and so on.”
A statement from His Majesty The King: pic.twitter.com/AnBiyZCher
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
