Queen Elizabeth Dies at Age 96
Having led the United Kingdom as its monarch for more than 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland surrounded by her children and grandchildren on Thursday. The queen steadily shepherded her nation through times of peace and triumph, but also through periods of great trauma and turmoil since her coronation on June 2, 1953. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was 96.Queen Elizabeth’s son Prince Charles is now king. Charles immediately ascended the throne, in accordance with the British line of succession.A poll conducted in the United Kingdom in the spring of 2022 in recognition of her Platinum Jubilee found the queen had "sky high" public approval, with almost 9 in 10 Britons in favor of how she conducted her job.A total of 15 prime ministers served during…