Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96

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Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has died. The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Thursday afternoon.

A Twitter post by the Royal Family, reveals that the Queen died peacefully at Balmoral Thursday afternoon.

Britain is set to enter ten days of official mourning over the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, who has died aged 96. As preparations get underway for the funeral, the accession process for a new head of state begins immediately.

Prince Charles, 73, is now effectively king although protocol dictates that he is proclaimed as the new monarch the day after the Queen.