Queen Elizabeth II Has Died At Balmoral

Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom's longest reigning monarch has died at Balmoral castle aged 96. She's been on the throne for 70 years. Buckingham Palace said the Queen "died peacefully" on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish Estate where she had spent most of her summer this year. The Queen was head of state of the U.K. and 14 other countries including Australia, Canada and Jamaica.

A total of 15 Prime Ministers served under the queen with her last being Liz Truss, whom she met just two days ago at Balmoral as opposed to the traditional Buckingham Palace.

Senior members of the royal family rushed to Balmoral earlier in the day, amidst the Queen's doctors expressing great concern for her health. Her first son King Charles; her grandson William and now heir to the throne and his brother Prince Harry also gathered there. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

People have been gathering at Buckingham Palace in reverance of the monarch and expressing their deepest sympathies of the her passing. The country and the world at large are in great shock as for many, Queen Elizabeth II was the only British Monarch they knew. The United Kingdom and the rest of the Commonwealth brace up for a pendulum shift in the constitution.