{"id":24639,"date":"2022-09-09T09:54:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/britains-queen-elizabeth-ii-passes-away\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T09:54:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:54:57","slug":"britains-queen-elizabeth-ii-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/?p=24639","title":{"rendered":"Britain&#8217;s Queen Elizabeth II passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload_inited aligncenter size-large wp-image-83471\" src=\"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/images\/2022\/09\/FotoJet-45-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96, the UK&#8217;s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral, after reigning for 70 years. The Queen was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. The news was announced by the royal family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VfxpXro22W\">pic.twitter.com\/VfxpXro22W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalFamily\/status\/1567928275913121792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The Queen came to the throne in 1952 and witnessed enormous social change. Her eldest son, Charles, 73, has succeeded as king.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a &#8220;moment of great sadness&#8221; for him and his family and that her loss would be &#8220;deeply felt&#8221; around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He said: &#8220;We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished sovereign and a much-loved mother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">During the coming period of mourning, he said he and his family would be &#8220;comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which the Queen was so widely held&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A statement from His Majesty The King: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AnBiyZCher\">pic.twitter.com\/AnBiyZCher<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalFamily\/status\/1567936934290329608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The King and his wife, Camilla, now Queen Consort, will return to London on Friday, Buckingham Palace said. He is expected to address the nation on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload_inited aligncenter  wp-image-83469\" src=\"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/images\/2022\/09\/FcI42gmaAAAGNoZ-848x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" width=\"645\" height=\"779\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Her reign<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s tenure as head of state spanned post-war austerity, the transition from empire to Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War and the UK&#8217;s entry into &#8211; and withdrawal from &#8211; the European Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-5rhf4g-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Her reign spanned 15 prime ministers starting with Winston Churchill, born in 1874, and including Ms Truss, born 101 years later in 1975.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83470\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload_inited size-full wp-image-83470\" src=\"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/images\/2022\/09\/FcJApLRWYAUYf1o.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II\" width=\"460\" height=\"641\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Duke of Edinburgh was at the Queen&#8217;s side for more than six decades of reign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The UK celebrated the Queen&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee to mark 70 years of service to the nation with grand events in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Immediately after the news was reported, President Dr Arif Alvi expressed his sincere condolences to the Royal family, the Government and the people of Great Britain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Dr. Arif Alvi has expressed his sincere condolence to the Royal family, the government and people of Great Britain on the sad demise of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest monarch of Great Britain and second longest reigning monarch in history of World.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalFamily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RoyalFamily<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o5xCWJAbM8\">pic.twitter.com\/o5xCWJAbM8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PresOfPakistan\/status\/1568102901008023552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She was Britain&#8217;s longest-reigning monarch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":22872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,37],"tags":[1280],"class_list":["post-24639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-queen-elizabeth-iiuk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.somethinghaute.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}