Elisabeth II LIVE: The Queen of England died this afternoon at the age of 96, announces the… – 20 Minutes

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4:36 p.m .: A longevity record In early June, the British celebrated for four days the 70 years of reign of Elizabeth II, who is the oldest monarch in the world in office. She remained almost absent from this platinum jubilee, showing herself only twice briefly on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in front of tens of thousands of people. Elizabeth II has been a widow since the death of her husband Philip in April, shortly before its 100 years. The decline of the health of the queen, who came to the throne on February 6, 1952, at the age of 25, after the death of her father George VI, has revived questions about the future of the monarchy.