The United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II died this afternoon (evening in the UK) at her summer estate in Balmoral, Scotland. The BBC has the initial report of her passing at age 96 after 70 years as monarch, and an obituary recounting the events of her life. In addition to the UK, she presided as head of state over 15 British Commonwealth nations, such as Canada and Australia. CNBC has her life in pictures.
Prince Charles, soon to be King Charles III, will assume the crown at age 73 (74 on November 14).
BONUS: A double rainbow appeared over Buckingham Palace as crowds began to gather upon learning of her death (via Reuters) --
BONUS II:
Queen Elizabeth aging on banknotes pic.twitter.com/K8D2dhn7mK
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