- Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday.
- Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne aged just 25 in 1952 in the aftermath of World War II.
- The mother of one of the most famous families in the world, she retained huge public support throughout, surviving even a backlash in the wake of the death of Charles’ first wife, Diana.
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96: palace
