We waited for 13 hours in the world's longest queue to see the queen's coffin
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"Moment of great sadness"
Queen Elizabeth II: Former Queen of the United Kingdom
The Queen ruled for longer than any other Monarch in British history, becoming a much loved and respected figure across the globe. Over 70 years, Her Majesty was a dedicated Head of the Commonwealth, linking more than two billion people worldwide.
1926, 21 April: Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is born at 2.40am at her parent’s home in 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
1952: Her father, King George VI, dies in his sleep. The Princess Elizabeth is in Kenya when he learns of her father’s death.
1953, June 2: Her coronation takes place in Westminster Abbey. She is crowned Queen Elizabeth II, at age 27.
1997, 31 August: Princess Diana is killed in a car accident in France.
2002, 9 February: The Queen’s younger sister Princess Margaret dies following a long illness.
2002, 30 March: The Queen Mother dies at the age of 101.
2002: During this year she also marks her Golden Jubilee – spending 50 years on the throne.
2006, 21 April: The Queen celebrates her 80th birthday.
2012, 4 June: The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is celebrated with a weekend spectacular outside Buckingham Palace.
2015, September 9: Queen becomes the longest-reigning monarch. She had reigned for 23,226 days, 16 hours and approximately 30 minutes – surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
2016, April 21: The Queen turns 90 years old.
2021, April 9: The Duke of Edinburgh, HM Queen Elizabeth’s beloved husband, dies, aged 99 at Windsor Castle.
The queen, who spent 70 years on the throne, had been suffering from what Buckingham Palace had called “episodic mobility problems” since the end of last year, forcing her to withdraw from nearly all her public engagements
2022, June 2-5: HM Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking a remarkable 70 years on the throne with a four-day celebration across the country.
2022, September 8: HM Queen Elizabeth II dies peacefully at Balmoral at the age of 96. Just a few days before she had installed the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to government. Her son, Charles, is now the King.
For Elizabeth II, the phrase “London Bridge is down” will have been used to alert the PM and the heads of 15 other government where the Queen is head of state that she has died. From there, the message will have been sent to the 36 other Commonwealth nations where she continues to serve as a symbolic figurehead.
After the funeral in Westminster, the Queen's coffin will be transferred to Windsor Castle, where there will be a committal service in St George's Chapel. She will be buried in the castle's King George VI Memorial Chapel, alongside her father, her mother, and her sister's ashes
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