Queen Elizabeth II dies aged 96

This was announced by Buckingham Palace.

"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow," the message says. 

For these seventy years, Elizabeth II, for objective reasons, has become the embodiment of stability and stability for the British. During her reign, 16 prime ministers changed in the UK, 14 presidents in the US, and 7 Popes in the Vatican. And Britain managed to lose its mainland colonies and leave the European Union. Queen Elizabeth II has not lost her popularity among the British and has never left the lists of the most influential people in the world.

According to the results of the YouGov survey, for the past year, among other members of the royal family, the Queen herself is out of competition. Her figure of 76% significantly outweighed the support of her grandson - Prince William and his wife Kate, and even more so her son - Prince Charles, by the way, the very first claimant to the crown after Elizabeth.

The plan for the royal funeral of Elizabeth II was developed back in the 1960s. Buckingham Palace is to convey the plan's instructions along with information about the Queen's death to staff and government officials using the code phrase "London Bridge is down." The name of the operation is a reference to an English children's folk song about the fact that no matter what you build a bridge with - brick, steel, gold, it will fall down equally.

According to the plan, one of the first to learn about the monarch's death is the country's prime minister. After that, the royal family issues an "official announcement" announcing the death of Elizabeth II to the people. Senior officials will receive emails from the Secretary to the Government. Whitehall flags will then be flown at half-mast.

According to the approved plan, the funeral of Elizabeth II should take place 10 days after her death in Westminster Abbey.