Harry, Meghan, Lilibet, and Archie are princes until King Charles says otherwise

Queen Elizabeth II passed away, The most famous queen in the world And who assumed the throne for the longest period in the history of the United Kingdom, at the age of 96 years, Thursday in her palace in Balmoral, to open the door to a new stage in the history of the royal throne surrounded by many questions.

The British flag was flown at half-mast over Buckingham Palace in London, where large crowds gathered in the evening, and the mournful and praising reactions of her long march began to trickle in from all over the world.

She was automatically succeeded by her eldest son, Charles, 73, according to centuries-old protocol, after the Queen ascended the throne for a record period of seventy years.

Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen died "peacefully" this afternoon.

You can meet Queen Elizabeth after her death.. Ten days of mourning and three to receive the public

Immediately after the announcement, the crowd in front of the palace burst into tears amid complete silence, according to an AFP journalist.

The new king called Charles "a dear queen and a beloved mother".

New British Prime Minister Liz Terrace said the late Queen was "loved and appreciated" around the world. She addressed the new king during her condolences to the royal family, "His Majesty Charles III." It was officially announced after that that the new king had taken the name "Charles III".

Since taking the throne from her father, King George VI in 1952, at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth has represented a symbol of stability through various crises and stages in the history of the United Kingdom. She lived with great men in world politics such as Nehru, Charles de Gaulle and Mandela, who called her "my friend".

During her rule, she witnessed the construction of the Berlin Wall, and then its fall, and she met 12 American presidents.

Her last photo was taken when she was appointed Prime Minister, Liz Terrace, the fifteenth in the number of British prime ministers she has appointed. In the pictures, she appeared thin and weak, leaning on a stick.

During the seventy years of her reign, she did her job with an unwavering sense of duty, and, despite all the crises and difficult times, succeeded in retaining the thick support of her subjects, who came by tens of thousands in June to see her on her balcony and salute her on the occasion of the seventieth jubilee.

The Queen's health deteriorated nearly a year ago, after she spent one night in hospital, for reasons that have not been revealed exactly. Since then, her public appearances have become increasingly rare, in a situation which the palace attributed to her occasional difficulties in standing and walking, and compelled her to delegate an increasing amount of her duties to her immediate heirs: her son Prince Charles and his eldest son Prince William.

It is expected that the general national mourning in the Kingdom will last for 12 days, and the burial of the Queen will take place within ten days.

And all British radio and television programs stopped announcing the death of the Queen and started live broadcasts and programs of their own. The Queen has been a widow since April 2021, the date of the death of her husband, Philip.

With the flags at half-mast, church bells began to ring in mourning for the head of the Anglican Church.

At her death, Elizabeth II was queen of 12 kingdoms, from New Zealand to the Bahamas, countries she had all visited during her long reign.

Anticipation and sympathy prevailed in Britain on Thursday, after the Queen's doctors expressed "concern" about her health and her family members rushed to rally around her at Balmoral Palace in Scotland.

Charles arrived with his wife Camilla at Balmoral, where the Queen spends annually at the end of summer, as did her daughter Anne.

Prince William, second in line to the British throne, also arrived at the palace, along with a number of other family members.

Later arrived Prince Harry, Prince William's brother, who lives with his wife Meghan Markle in California, United States.

According to the royal hierarchy and protocol, Prince Harry, Megan Markle, Archie and Lilibit will become the most important princes, and King Charles will have the last word in case he wants to strip them of their titles.