Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II

Date	8 September 2022; (date of death); 19 September 2022; (date of state funeral);
Coordinates	57°2′27″N 3°13′48″W / 57.04083°N 3.23000°W

Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, the longest-living and longest-reigning British monarch, died at the age of 96 on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at 15:10. The official announcement came three hours after which was 18:30 BST.

Hours before her death was announced, doctors said that her health had been worsening recently and they would watch her health.^[1]

At Balmoral Castle in Scotland, on 6 September, two days before her death, the Queen accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson and appointed Liz Truss to replace him as Prime Minister.^[2]

After the Queen's death her oldest son Charles, Prince of Wales, became King of the United Kingdom and fourteen other Commonwealth realms.^[3]

Her state funeral was on 19 September.^[4]

Her daughter Princess Anne registered the death certificate of Queen Elizabeth II on 29 September 2022. It said she died of old age.

Death And State Funeral Of Elizabeth II Media

Death certificate issued for Elizabeth II
BBC Queen Elizabeth II Coat of Arms
The Queen's coffin arrives in Edinburgh on 11 September
Members of the Armed Forces leading the coffin in a procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall for the lying-in-state
Elizabeth II lying-in-state at Westminster Hall
Signage alerting passersby about the closure of Sainsbury's and Argos stores on 19 September.
The Queen's coffin on the State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy during the procession to Westminster Abbey.
Representatives from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand during the procession to Wellington Arch.
The King, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, the Earl of Wessex, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Sussex, Peter Phillips, the Earl of Snowdon and the Duke of Gloucester walk behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin. Sir Timothy Laurence was also in the procession but is not seen in this image.
Map showing the countries from which at least one representative attended the funeral.

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Date	8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) (date of death) 19 September 2022 (2022-09-19) (date of state funeral)
Coordinates	57°2′27″N 3°13′48″W / 57.04083°N 3.23000°W / 57.04083; -3.23000