[사진 출처 = 연합뉴스]Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96.
The British Royal Family announced on the 8th (local time) that the Queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland this afternoon.
The Queen’s eldest son, Prince Charles, took over the throne immediately.
At the young age of 25, the Queen ascended to the throne and served as monarch of England and head of the Commonwealth.
The longest-serving British monarch and the second longest reigning monarch in world history, the queen, who has been loved and respected by people around the world, has resigned from her duties after 70 years of accession.
Meanwhile, on the same day, after the royal family disclosed the medical staff’s judgment that the queen’s health was concerned, the royal family gathered at Balmoral Castle one after another. The BBC stopped regular broadcasts and delivered news about her queen through a live broadcast, and the whole country moved in urgency.
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