“We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty, The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” he said in a statement. Her 73-year-old son immediately became King Charles III, and released a heartfelt statement from Balmoral, where he went with his wife, Camilla, the nation’s new Queen Consort. The royal family announced she died Thursday at Balmoral Castle, her beloved summer residence in Scotland, where members of the royal family had rushed to her side after her health took a turn for the worse. She would go on to reign an unprecedented 70 years, appointing 15 prime ministers and becoming a steadfast icon in Britain and beyond - all while enduring personal turmoil and family scandal in the public eye. When then-Princess Elizabeth turned 21 in 1947, the future monarch vowed that her “whole life, whether it be short or long, will be devoted to your service.” Prince Andrew ‘is an idiot’ and ‘the runt of the litter,’ ex-royal press secretary says King Charles hires queen’s bagpiper to play for him each morning Pilot creates largest portrait of Queen Elizabeth in charity flight Operation Golden Orb: King Charles III’s coronation date confirmed
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