In Edinburgh Queen’s coffin greeted by massive crowds
According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II “died peacefully” on Thursday when she was at the age of 96. The British royal family’s estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where she has been vacationing this summer, the news of her death came just hours after the palace announced that about her health the queen’s doctors were “concerned” and at Balmoral Castle were keeping her under “medical supervision”. According to their respective spokespersons, members of the royal family, including the queen’s four children, quickly gathered by her side at Balmoral. She died that afternoon. Elizabeth was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. She ascended to the throne in 1952 and celebrated her Platinum Jubilee in June, marking 70 years as queen. Charles, Prince of Wales, her eldest son, on the British throne as king will take his mother’s place. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Charles’ wife, will become known as queen consort. From Wednesday until Monday, Sep...