Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96 Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on Thursday at the age of 96. The British royal palace, Buckingham Palace, released a statement announcing the Queen's death, which said, "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Palace this afternoon." The crowd waiting for an update on the Queen's condition in front of Buckingham Palace was shocked to hear the news of her death. Most of them started crying.