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London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):A rare palace announcement about Queen Elizabeth II’s health at 12:32 pm (1132 GMT) on Thursday prompted a dash to her country estate in Scotland by close members of the 96-year-old’s family. A second statement at 6:30 pm announced her death. Here […]

London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):Of all Queen Elizabeth II’s state visits, her 2011 trip to Ireland was perhaps the most transformative, healing deep-rooted unease and putting Anglo-Irish relations on a new footing. The ground-breaking visit at the age of 85 saw her win praise for facing […]

London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):Brightly coloured outfits, a matching hat and a pristine pair of gloves: Queen Elizabeth II’s look was instantly recognisable and a self-created uniform styled to suit her role. During her reign, the monarch tried out every shade in the colour chart, from […]

London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):Queen Elizabeth II’s reign encompassed to a large degree Britain’s declining global influence, from an empire that once bestrode the world to a middle-ranking economy. During her time as queen, the footprint of her monarchy shrank dramatically, but at her death she […]

Paris, Sept 8 (AFP/APP): World leaders paid homage to Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday after she died aged 96 in her Scottish summer residence following nearly a year of ailing health. Here are some of the tributes to Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who is also head […]

London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP): Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was not just Queen Elizabeth II. She was simply The Queen. For billions of people, she was the one constant in a world of bewildering change, an omnipresent matriarch linking the past with the present. While the […]

LONDON, Sept 8 (AFP/APP): Here are some of the key moments defining the reign of Queen Elizabeth II: – 1947: Commonwealth broadcast – As heiress presumptive Princess Elizabeth made a broadcast from Cape Town on her 21st birthday in which she dedicated her life to […]