Updated: Sept. 8, 2022 at 1:43 PM

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96: a look back (40 images)

Queen Elizabeth II of Britain died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022. She was 96 and Britain's longest-serving monarch, having reigned for 70 years. Born in 1926, she ascended to the throne in 1952. In the reent past, she has suffered COVID-19 and the loss of her husband, Prince Philip.

Elizabeth and Philip travel in an open state carriage during the annual "Trooping the Colour" to celebrate the queen's 90th birthday at The Mall in London on June 11, 2016. The ceremony is the queen's annual birthday parade and dates back to the era of King Charles II. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI

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From left to right, Kate Middleton, duchess of Cambridge, holding Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Prince William, duke of Cambridge, Prince Harry, Elizabeth, Philip and Sophie, countess of Wessex, watch the fly past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the annual "Trooping the Colour" to celebrate the queen's 90th birthday. Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip leave the St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, Norfolk, after attending services January 8, 2017. Photo by Gerry Penny/EPA

Elizabeth attends the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph at Whitehall in London on November 11, 2014. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI

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