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At 96, the exceptionally long-lived monarch, Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, died at her residence in Balmoral, Scotland. For several months, his state of health had been worrying. After a short hospital stay, a visit to the canceled COP26 Elizabeth II is forced to slow down. On September 8, the royal household released an unusual press release to let it be known that his state of health “concerned” his doctors. In power since 1952 and the death of her father, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II of England has since reigned over the United Kingdom, but she is also more broadly head of the Commonwealth, which includes 53 states. After marrying Philip Mountbatten in 1947, who became Duke of Edinburgh, she had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward. Born in 1948, Charles is the crown prince, called to succeed him at the head of the kingdom. Since 2015, she has been the longest reigning head of state in her country, surpassing her great-great-grandmother Victoria, who had been at the head of the Empire for more than 63 years. The King of the United Kingdom is now Charles.
