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UK PM Mourns ‘Second Elizabethan Age’ After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
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UK PM Mourns ‘Second Elizabethan Age’ After Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

[ad_1] "We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral," UK PM Liz Truss saidLondon: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, only two days into the job, addressed the nation Thursday from the steps of 10 Downing Street shortly after news of Queen Elizabeth II's death was announced.Here is her statement in full:"We are all devastated by the news we have just heard from Balmoral."The death of Her Majesty the Queen is a huge shock to the nation and to the world."Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built."Our country has grown and flourished under her reign."Britain is the great country it is today because of her."She ascended the throne just after the Second World War."She championed the development of the Commonwealth -- from a small group of seven countrie...
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Queen Elizabeth’s Death: Kohinoor Crown Will Go To Camilla, Says Report
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Queen Elizabeth’s Death: Kohinoor Crown Will Go To Camilla, Says Report

[ad_1] The Kohinoor diamond is embedded in the British crown.Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-ruling monarch, died at the age of 96 on Thursday. She was earlier placed under medical supervision due to concerns around her health. The official announcement was made by the Buckingham Palace late in the evening after members of the royal family - the Queen's sons and grandsons - arrived in Balmoral Castle where she was being looked after. After the end of her 70-year reign, Prince Charles is next in line for the throne and with this, another important change will take place that concerns the Kohinoor diamond.Earlier this year, the Queen had announced that Prince Charles wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, would become Queen Consort when he accedes to the throne. When this will happen...
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10 Defining Photos From Queen Elizabeth’s Visits To India
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10 Defining Photos From Queen Elizabeth’s Visits To India

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth during her India visit. (Getty Image)Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She officially became the Queen in 1952 after her father's death and was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She visited India several times, but her first visit came nearly 15 years after India's independence.Queen Elizabeth with former PM Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi, in 1961. (Getty Image)Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, first visited the nation in 1961. During their trip, the royal couple met with several heads of state and toured the country's most-loved historical sites, including Taj Mahal. She also attended the grand Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath in New Delhi.Queen Elizabeth at the Taj Mahal...
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Charles, Now King, Says Death Of Mother “Moment Of Greatest Sadness”
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Charles, Now King, Says Death Of Mother “Moment Of Greatest Sadness”

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II dies: Prince Charles, 73, succeeds as king immediatelyLondon/New Delhi: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.Her eldest son, Charles, 73, succeeds as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the royal family after the queen's record-breaking 70-year reign."The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family," King Charles said in a statement."We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the countr...
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Key Dates In The Life Of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
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Key Dates In The Life Of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II

[ad_1] Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's longest serving monarch.London: Here are some facts about Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch.- Elizabeth was born at 17 Bruton St, London, on April 21, 1926, and christened on May 29 that year in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace.- She became heir apparent when her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated on Dec. 11, 1936, and her father became King George VI. She was 10 years old.- She married navy lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, a Greek prince, at London's Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947. They had four children: Prince Charles (born in 1948), Princess Anne (1950), Prince Andrew (1960) and Prince Edward (1964). Philip died in April 2021, aged 99.- She ascended the throne on the death of her father on Feb. 6, 1952, while she was in Ken...
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