QUEEN ELIZABETH II HAS DIED

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”  Read here.

"Deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Her Majesty was the very heart and soul of the United Kingdom.

Her Majesty’s reign saw one of the longest periods of peace and prosperity in the history of the United Kingdom. Throughout her life, she steadfastly served the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. She performed her duties with devotion, grace, and humility. Her contributions to the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth, and indeed to the world will be recorded in history, and she will always be remembered fondly as a great world leader."

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

 

QUEEN ELIZABETH URGES STRENGHT IN COVID-19 ADDRESS

In a rare message to the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth addressed the COVID-19 pandemic. "I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge," she said.

QUEEN ELIZABETH’S 90TH BIRTHDAY

Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday celebrations will be one of the highlights of 2016, and you can  follow all the festivities here.

Click here to read lots of articles about Her Majesty's extraordinary life.

QUEEN VICTORIA AND QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in British history on 9 September 2015. This documentary compares the lives and the reigns of two extraordinary women who have dominated periods of remarkable change:  Victoria and  Elizabeth II.
Queen Victoria's reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of political, industrial, cultural, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover. Her son and successor, Edward VII, belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the line of his father.