The Heartbreaking Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Lifestyle - News
By SAM RAMSDEN &
THE LIST STAFF
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. On Thursday, September 8, a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace announced that the queen was under medical supervision after doctors had expressed "concern" for her health.
Concerns were first raised for the monarch's health after she was advised to cancel an October 2021 trip to Ireland for medical reasons, and while she soon resumed her royal duties, she began to miss an increasing number of public engagements at the suggestion of her medical team throughout 2021, including the Church of England's national assembly.
On September 9, 2015, Her Majesty became the longest-reigning British monarch, surpassing the previous record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. On September 9, 2015, Her Majesty became the longest-reigning British monarch, surpassing the previous record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
Elizabeth and Prince Philip became “secretly engaged” in 1946, according to Bustle, and they married in 1947 in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The couple remained married for 73 years, until the death of Prince Philip on April 9, 2021.
Queen Elizabeth II was also the loving matriarch of four children (Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward), eight grandchildren (Peter Philips, Zara Tindall, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Lady Louise Windsor, and James, Viscount Severn), and 12 great-grandchildren. During the birth of Prince Edward, the queen became the first royal woman to have her husband by her side throughout the delivery.