Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) - A Reign of 70 Years

Queen Elizabeth II of the UK and common wealth realms has died after a reign of 70 years, 214 days. Her majesty passed away at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on the afternoon of September 8th, 2022. She was 96 years old. Because of the deterioration of her health, her family had been called to her bedside and she was surrounded by them when she died. Her son, Charles is now King and his wife, Camilla has officially been called Queen Consort by the Palace. They will remain at Balmoral tonight and return to London in the morning where the ascension council will declare him king and announce what his regnal name will be. Elizabeth was the longest reigning monarch in British history and lived near center of many of the significant events of the last century. Her life has spanned a world war, the end of the British Empire, 14 British Prime ministers, countless social, political and technological changes and royal family upheavals. 4 out of 5 Britons were not alive before Elizabeth was Queen. Let's take a look at her remarkable life... Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday Check out the History Tea Time Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iW8gOI5wb5TNFAIhBd9Om?si=46aeeacd64214ac0 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-tea-time/id1619978406 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84Yzg1ZWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Music: Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ For business inquiries, please contact LindsayHoliday@ellify.com