Queen dead aged 96: World grieves Britain's Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II has died today aged 96. The Queen undergoes training as a Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor in the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945 The Queen smiles as she leaves for Kenya on 31 January 1952, pictured left, but looks sombre as she returns home following the death of her father, right February 1952: Princess Elizabeth and Philip in Kenya in the gardens of the Sagana Lodge, which she was given as a wedding present, on the day before he told her her father, George VI, was dead Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip with their two children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in 1951 The Queen is photographed on June 2, 1953 smiling after her Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London A photo at Buckingham Palace to mark the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten in July 1947, with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, King George VI and Princess Margaret Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II conversing with her father, King George VI in a garden on July 8, 1946 Elizabeth, the first child of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, is pictured in 1942 with her parents, and sister Margaret King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother with Princess Margaret and Elizabeth at Windsor Castle in June 1936 Queen Elizabeth with her daughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret in an undated shot ; and the two sisters pose in their Brownie uniforms in a shot from the 1930s Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh travel on the new Eurostar train between England and France on May 6, 1994 The Queen poses with former prime ministers James Callaghan, Alec Douglas-Home, Margaret Thatcher, Harold MacMillan and Edward Heath with Queen Elizabeth II at 10 Downing Street on December 11, 1985 Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the Red Cross headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 1980 Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother celebrates her 80th birthday in the company of Queen Elizabeth II on August 4, 1980 June 4, 2002: The Queen celebrating her Golden Jubilee with Prince Charles, Prince William, Sophie, Countess of Wessex and other members of the Royal family Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh wear safety glasses at University College Hospital London on May 27, 2012 The Queen and Prince Philip wave as they leave Westminster Abbey after Prince William and Kate's wedding in April 2011 As Charles put it on her 80th birthday, his beloved 'mama' had been 'a figure of reassuring calm and dependability – an example to so many of service, duty and devotion, in a world of sometimes bewildering change and disorientation'. She was buried in St George's Chapel in Windsor, next to her husband King George VI She appeared to wipe away tears while talking to Viscount Linley at the funeral of her sister Princess Margaret in 2002 - In the space of just seven weeks the Queen's younger sister and then her 101-year-old mother, the Queen Mother, died Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip ride in the Golden State Carriage at the head of a parade from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II sits in the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace in London as she looks at some of the cards which have been sent to her for her 80th birthday in 2006 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on stage at the end of the show Children's party to celebrate her 80th Birthday on June 25 2006 Her Majesty shakes hands with former IRA commander and later Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness - the man many said ordered the murder of her beloved Lord Louis Mountbatten Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, kisses his mother as she arrives to attend a 90th Birthday Celebration show at Windsor Castle on May 15, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh wave to guests attending 'The Patron's Lunch' celebrations for The Queen's 90th birthday on The Mall on June 12, 2016 Prince William and his new bride Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, bow in front of Queen Elizabeth II during their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011 Her Majesty speaks with Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge as they arrive with their son Prince George at the Chapel Royal in St James's Palace, Wednesday Oct. 23, 2013 The Queen is seen with Prince Philip as Meghan Markle sits shortly after marrying Prince Harry in Windsor in May 2018 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are joined by her mother, Doria Ragland, as they show their new son Archie to the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle Queen Elizabeth II takes her seat during the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021. The Queen's passing came more than a year after that of her beloved husband Philip, her 'strength and guide', who died aged 99 in April 2021 May 11, 2021: Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, proceeds through the Royal Gallery before delivering the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London Queen Elizabeth II is given a tour by Keith Weed, President of the Royal Horticultural Society during a visit to The Chelsea Flower Show on May 23 February 5, 2022: The Queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee at the start of February, cutting a cake made in her honour, left, and releasing a statement announcing that Camilla would be crowned Queen Consort when Charles becomes king March 9, 2020: The Queen, Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, Prince William and Kate at Westminster Abbey The Queen held onto Prince Andrew's elbow with her left hand and had a walking stick in her right at Westminster Abbey on March 29, 2022 November 17, 2020: Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, looking at their homemade wedding anniversary card, given to them by their great grandchildren Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, ahead of their 73rd wedding anniversary on November 20 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are photographed at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands in 1972 The Queen and Princess Anne attend a function at the Hotel Imperial in Vienna during a State Visit to Austria on May 7, 1969 Through such longevity Elizabeth inevitably experienced personal lows as well as great national highs, but won deeper admiration for the stoicism she showed in the face of adversity and her ability to remain untainted by scandals that occasionally engulfed her family. Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the new headquarters of the Royal Philatelic Society in London on November 26, 2019 Camilla, the Queen and Kate at a Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London on November 10, 2019 The Queen talks with veteran Charles Boyer, a resident of the Appleton Lodge care facility in Kent, on November 6, 2019 The Queen, with the Countess of Wessex, at a Diamond Jubilee Trust reception at Buckingham Palace on October 29, 2019 Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords on October 14, 2019 The Queen and Prince Harry during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on May 29, 2019 and the Queen during a reception to mark the 60th anniversary of Cruse Bereavement Care at St James's Palace in London on October 21, 2019 US President Donald Trump smiles with the Queen during the State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London on June 3, 2019 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are joined by her mother, Doria Ragland, as they show their newborn son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, to Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle on May 8, 2019 Queen Elizabeth II poses for a photo after she recorded her annual Christmas Day message for 2018 at Buckingham Palace The Queen at Buckingham Palace on July 10, 2018 with her grandsons William and Harry and their wives, Kate and Meghan Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh during the polo at the Guards Polo Club, Windsor Great Park on June 24, 2018 Queen Elizabeth II sits next to Anna Wintour as they view a runway show at London Fashion Week on February 20, 2018 The Queen at Hyde Park in London to mark the 70th anniversary of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery on October 19, 2017 Elizabeth II is pictured here next to husband Prince Philip and other royals at Buckingham Palace on December 8, 2016 Queen Elizabeth II with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, at Windsor Castle in a photograph taken just after Easter 2016 The Queen and Price Philip laugh at a welcome for Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in Westminster on March 3, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II meets locals during her Diamond Jubilee visit to the Isle of Wight on July 25, 2012 in Cowes The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh pose for a family photo after William and Kate's wedding on April 29, 2011 The Queen and Prince Philip sitting in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in a photograph issued on April 7, 2011 The Queen and Pope Benedict XVI pass Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond in Edinburgh on September 16, 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron at an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on May 11, 2010 The Queen speaking to the Commonwealth in her 1980 Christmas Day Broadcast on BBC One Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Sandringham in 1970 As monarch, she served as a focus of national pride through conflicts in which British servicemen paid the ultimate price in her name.