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Britain has been thrown into serious mourning as Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> who is the longest-serving monarch in British history and also a popular icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has finally kicked the bucket after a brief illness while she was aged 96.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The news of her death had been announced by the Buckingham Palace on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Read Also: Referendum: Queen Elizabeth II Meets Scotland\u2019s Leader<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Prince Charles who is the Prince of Wales and also the eldest of her four children at 73 is apparently the oldest heir apparent in the British history and therefore he becomes king of Britian immediately.<\/p>\n

The queen\u2019s death had also come after Bukingham palace had also announced on Thursday that the doctors had been \u201cconcerned\u201d for her health and recommended that she stayed under medical supervision.<\/p>\n

All her children \u2014 Charles, Princess Anne, 72, Prince Andrew, 62, and Prince Edward, 58 had also flocked to her Scottish Highland retreat in Balmoral. They had also been joined by Charles\u2019s sons, Prince William, and his estranged brother Prince Harry.<\/p>\n

Two days earlier, the queen of England had also appointed Liz Truss as the 15th prime minister of her reign and was seen smiling in photographs but looking frail and using a walking stick as well.<\/p>\n

One photograph of the meeting sparked alarm, showing a deep purple bruise on the monarch\u2019s right hand.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne aged just 25 in 1952 in the aftermath of World War II while also\u00a0 joining a world stage which had been dominated by political figures from China\u2019s Mao Zedong to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and the United States president Dwight D. Eisenhower.<\/p>\n

Her 70-year reign had also straddled two centuries of seismic social, political and technological upheaval.<\/p>\n

The last vestiges of Britain\u2019s vast empire crumbled. At home, Brexit shook the foundations of her kingdom, and her family endured a series of scandals. But throughout, she had also popularly remained consistently popular and was queen and head of state not just of the United Kingdom but 14 former British colonies, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

She was also head of the 56-nation Commonwealth, which takes in a quarter of humanity, and supreme governor of the Church of England, the mother church of the worldwide Anglican communion.<\/p>\n

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Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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