Queen Elizabeth death: The life and legacy of Britain's longest-reigning monarch

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history and Canada’s head of state, has died at 96 on Thursday in her Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, alongside several members of the Royal Family.

The Queen spent seven decades on the throne as the U.K. rebuilt from war, lost an empire, transformed its economy and both entered and left the European Union.

Queen Elizabeth was a constant presence, the only monarch most Britons have ever known. She likely met more people than anyone in history, and her image, which adorned stamps, coins and bank notes, was among the most reproduced in the world. But her inner life and opinions remained largely an enigma.

Upon her death, her 73-year-old son Charles automatically becomes monarch, even though the coronation might not happen for months.

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