Queen Elizabeth of England\u2019s 70-year reign has ended, and her eldest son, who is the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, is now King of the United Kingdom.
\nA statement, yesterday, by the Royal Family on behalf of Charles, the new King, confirmed the development.
\nThe family writes: \u201cThe death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.
\n\u201cWe mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother.
\n\u201cI know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth and by countless people around the world.
\n\u201cDuring this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held.\u201d
\nHowever, the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, is now the King of England.
\nThe former Prince of Wales is expected to address the bereaved nation as the world mourns the death of Britain\u2019s longest-reigning monarch.
\nQueen Elizabeth\u2019s children, alongside Prince William and Prince Harry, had kept company of the late queen at Balmoral after doctors expressed worrying concerns over her health.
\nBut, she died hours later after being surrounded by her family.
\nFollowing the Queen\u2019s death, Britain and her Commonwealth realms, will witness a 10-day period of mourning as millions of her subjects in the UK and abroad mourn her passing.
\nPrince Charles\u2019 accession to the throne will mark a celebration of her historic 70-year reign that saw her witness her Platinum Jubilee this year.
\nThis has been described as a landmark unlikely to be reached again by a British monarch.
\nQueen Elizabeth\u2019s passing comes more than a year after her husband Philip died aged 99 in April 2021.
\nSince his death, her own health faltered, and she was forced to miss an increasing number of events mainly due to \u2018mobility problems\u2019 and tiredness.
\nThe Queen\u2019s death will see Britain and her Commonwealth realms enter into a ten-day period of mourning as millions of her subjects in the UK and abroad come to terms with her passing.
\nAccording to the report, her son Charles, the former Prince of Wales, will address the shocked nation imminently, as the world grieves Britain\u2019s longest-reigning monarch.
\nCharles will embark on a tour of the UK before his mother\u2019s funeral with his wife Camilla, who the Queen announced would be crowned her eldest son\u2019s Queen Consort in an historic statement to mark Her Majesty\u2019s Platinum Jubilee and 70 years on the throne on February 6.
\nThe Queen\u2019s passing came more than a year after that of her beloved husband Philip, her \u2018strength and guide\u2019, who died aged 99 in April 2021.
\nSince his funeral, where she poignantly sat alone because of lockdown restrictions, her own health faltered, and she was forced to miss an increasing number of events mainly due to \u2018mobility problems\u2019 and tiredness.
\nIn July, she travelled to Scotland for her annual summer break, but cancelled her traditional welcome to Balmoral Castle in favour of a small more private event because of her health, believed to be linked to her ability to stand.
\nAnd at the end of July, Prince Charles represented his mother and opened the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with the Duchess of Cornwall.
\nIn late August, the Queen missed the Braemar Gathering \u2013 the first time she was not at the Highland Games in her 70-year reign.
\nBut she was well enough to meet with Boris Johnson at Balmoral to accept his resignation, before asking the 15th Prime Minister of her reign, Liz Truss, to form a Government.
\nHer Majesty, who stood with the support of a stick and smiled as she greeted Ms Truss in front of a roaring fire, had not been seen in public for two months.
\nIt would be her final picture.
\nIn her remark, British Prime Minister, Liz Truss,said that the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth was a rude shock to the nation.
\nSpeaking outside Downing Street, Truss said, \u201cwe are all devastated\u201d at the news of the Queen\u2019s death, which is a \u201chuge shock to the nation and the world\u201d.
\nShe described the Queen as \u201ca rock on which modern Britain was built\u201d, adding: \u201cBritain is the great country it is today because of her.\u201d
\nShe said the Queen was a personal inspiration to her as well as many Britons.
\n\u201cHer devotion to duty is an example to us all.\u201d
\nTruss also said that Queen Elizabeth II leaves a \u201cgreat legacy\u201d.
\n\u201cToday the Crown passes, as it has done for more than a thousand years, to our new monarch, our new head of state, His Majesty King Charles III.
\n\u201cWith the King\u2019s family we mourn the loss of his mother and come together.
\n\u201cWe offer him our loyalty and devotion, just as his mother devoted so much to us for so long.\u201d
\nShe finishes her statement saying it is \u201cthe passing of the second Elizabethan age\u201d.
\nTruss concludes by saying: \u201cGod save the King.\u201d
\nReacting, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed his condolences over the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
\nThe UN chief, in a statement via his verified Twitter handle, yesterday, said he was deeply saddened at the passing of the late Queen.
\nThe statement reads partly, \u201cI am deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, admired worldwide for her leadership and devotion.
\n\u201cShe was a good friend to the UN and a reassuring presence through decades of change.
\n\u201cHer unwavering, lifelong dedication will be long remembered. Elizabeth II, admired worldwide for her leadership and devotion,\u201d the statement added.
\nQueen Elizabeth II, the UK\u2019s longest-serving monarch died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
\nThe Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change.
\nFollowing her death, her eldest son Charles ascended the throne to become the King.
\nThe former Prince of Wales led the country in mourning as the new King and head of state for 14 Commonwealth realms.<\/p>\n
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