Queen Elizabeth II: Britain's long reigning monarch, dies at 96

Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland on the afternoon of September 8

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Ascending the throne in 1952, Elizabeth led the UK through a prime time of political upheaval

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Elizabeth became the UK's longest-serving monarch in 215, after she surpassed the record of Queen Victoria who had ruled from 1837 to 1901

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The partner whom Elizabeth described as her "strength and stay," Prince Philip her husband died in April 2021, at the age of 99

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When she celebrated 60 years on the throne in 2012, the same year London hosted Olympic Games

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Her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne took place in 2022

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One of the biggest challenges during her reign came from media unrelenting focus on the private lives of her children and grandchildren

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We will miss you Queen!

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