The British Royal Palace has announced the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.
Britain’s Crown Prince Prince Charles, 73, the Queen’s eldest child with the late Prince Philip, has automatically dissolved the throne, with his wife Camilla becoming Queen unless a vacuum is created in that position.
Tomorrow the Privy Council of the United Kingdom will meet and formally confirm Charles on the throne. However, it would take at least a few months after the Queen’s death to hold a coronation. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth took place only a year after the death of her father.
After that, approximately two weeks of mourning will begin in the UK. Before she is buried, the Queen’s body will be displayed at the Palace of Westminster for 23 hours a day, and the funeral will not take place until 10 days after her death.
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on 21 April 1926 in London. Her father is Prince Albert, Duke of York (who later became King George V) and her mother is Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. In 1947 she married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh.
Elizabeth, nicknamed Lilibet, and her sister Margaret were educated at home by private tutors. They took academic courses that included French, mathematics, and history, as well as dancing, singing, and drawing lessons.
She is the mother of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, and grandmother of Princes William and Harry.
The 96-year-old queen has been on the throne of Britain for seventy years and is considered the oldest queen still sitting on the throne in the world, after she broke the record for sitting on the throne on September 9, 2015. kingdom for 63 years and seven months and surpassed her third grandmother, Queen Victoria, who held the title.
As Queen, she traveled to over one hundred countries and made over 150 visits to Commonwealth countries, visited Canada, which is the Commonwealth’s most visited member country, 22 times, and traveled 13 times to France. which speaks his language and represents the most visited European country.
The Queen toured the world an average of 42 times before she stopped traveling abroad in November 2015, when she was 89, according to the Daily Telegraph.
During her reign, Elizabeth undertook about 21,000 official engagements, gave royal assent to about 4,000 bills, and received a large number of dignitaries in 112 official visits, including Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia, 1954) and Emperor Hirohito of Japan (1971). ) and President of Poland Lech Walesa (in 1991) and his American counterpart Barack Obama (in 2011).
Under her leadership, more than 180 receptions were held at Buckingham Palace, attended by more than 1.5 million people.
Elizabeth’s many historic visits and encounters include an official visit to the Republic of Ireland, the first official visit by an Irish President to the UK, and reciprocal visits to and from the Pope. It also underwent major constitutional changes; Transfer of power in the United Kingdom, Canadian settlement and the decolonization of Africa. Elizabeth also ruled over many of her kingdoms during various wars and internal strife.
Among the happiest moments in the life of Queen Elizabeth were the birthdays and weddings of her children and grandchildren, the inauguration of Prince Charles in Wales and the celebration of the most important historical achievements and events such as the Silver, Gold and Diamond Jubilees in 1977. 2002, 2012 respectively.
In terms of moments of sadness and sadness, it was the moment of her father’s death at the age of 56, the assassination of Prince Philip’s uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten, and the collapse of her children’s marriage in 1992, a year that is called the fateful year.
Death of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales and first wife of Prince Charles, and the death of her mother and sister in 2002.
From time to time, the Queen has faced public backlash and opinion, as well as harsh press criticism of the royal family, but support for the monarchy and its popularity remains strong.
All her life, Queen Elizabeth loved to stay in the background, read detective stories, solve crossword puzzles and watch wrestling matches on TV.
For most of her life, the Queen surrounded herself with many dogs and was especially known for her love of Welsh dogs. She also loves horses and runs a thoroughbred horse farm where she attends several races every year.
Source: El Nashra