On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died at aged 96, following a downturn in health. Buckingham Palace released a statement just after 6:30pm on Thursday 8th Sept (local time) confirming the Queen had died at her Balmoral estate in the Scottish Highlands. She is the longest-reigning British monarch of 70 years, and has overseen 15 Prime Ministers, including the Assent of PM Liz Truss just two days earlier. [1, 2, 3]
Prince of Wales, Charles aged 73, who mourns his mother, will become the King of the United Kingdom and the head of the Commonwealth, known as King Charles III. [4, 5, 6] On Sept. 9, 2022, K. Charles made his first address as UK monarch. [7] Once the official 7 day mourning period ended his new cypher was revealed on Sept. 26, 2022.
The Queen was laid to rest at Windsor Castle on September 19, 2022, following a large state funeral attended by 2000 guests including global leaders. [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
Queen Margrethe of Denmark tests positive for COVID-19 following attending the funeral, where many elderly attended and no masks were worn! [14]