Farewell, Queen Elizabeth II. This photo was issued by Buckingham Palace on Sept. 18, 2022, the eve of her funeral. The queen, who died Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, was photographed at Windsor Castle in May 2022, just before her Platinum Jubilee celebrating her unprecedented 70 years on the United Kingdom's throne.
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96.
On Sept. 8, Buckingham Palace said the queen is under medical supervision as doctors are "concerned for Her Majesty’s health." The palace said the queen is “comfortable” and remains at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she has spent the summer. Royal family members traveled to be by the queen's side. The queen, seen here meeing new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle on Sept. 6, broke the tradition of meeting the new prime minister at Buckingham Palace due to mobility issues.
Queen Elizabeth II attends the Queen's Body Guard for Scotland Reddendo Parade in the gardens of the Palace of Holyroodhouse on June 30, 2022. Clad in a powder blue coat with a matching hat, Queen Elizabeth was all smiles during her appearance.
Queen Elizabeth II looks delighted as she unveiled a plaque officially opening the new building of Thames Hospice in Maidenhead, Berkshire, on July 15, 2022. Accompanied by her daughter, Princess Anne, in the background, the queen was cheered when she turned up for the surprise engagement.
Looking hale and hearty and walking carefully with a cane, Queen Elizabeth II and her daughter, Princess Anne, officially opened a new building at Thames Hospice in Maidenhead, Berkshire, near Windsor Castle on July 15, 2022.
Queen Elizabeth II greets Liz Truss, her 14th prime minister and Britain's third woman premier, when she arrived at the queen's Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept. 6, 2022, to be invited to form a new government. The meeting is one of the queen's key duties as head-of-state. By tradition, meeting takes place at Buckingham Palace in London but the 96-year-old queen's mobility issues ruled out leaving her vacation castle.