London: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has died. She was 96.
Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement yesterday, triggering 10 days of national mourning and an outpouring of tributes to her long life and record-breaking reign.
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