Breaking News - Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.

She will go down in history as one of the nation's greatest sovereigns, having steered the country through the Cold War, given counsel to 15 prime ministers and built the Commonwealth into an organisation whose membership grew throughout her reign.

Her Majesty's many admirers are expected to be welcomed to commemorate her life over the coming 10 days, during a lying in state at Westminster Hall, a funeral at Westminster Abbey and a spectacular ceremonial procession to her final resting place at St George's Chapel, Windsor.

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