World's second longest reigning monarch "Queen Elizabeth II" passes away at age 96.

The second-longest-reigning monarch in history, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.

The palace said on Thursday that "the Queen passed away peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon." The King and the Queen Consort will spend this evening and tomorrow in Balmoral before flying back to London.

Elizabeth leaves behind her four children, eight grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren in addition to being Britain's oldest monarch and reigning for a record-breaking 70 years. Prince Philip, her late spouse of 73 years, passed away on April 9, 2021.

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Prince Charles, Elizabeth's oldest child, replaces her as the British monarch. He adopts her titles of Defender of the Faith and Supreme Governor of the Church of England in his capacity as king. Prince William, Elizabeth's great-grandson, and Prince George, his son, are now the first and second in line for the throne, respectively.

During her reign, the monarch also presided over the Commonwealth, a group of more than 50 nations.

Charles was chosen as his mother's replacement in April 2018 despite the fact that this position is not inherited. Charles being Elizabeth's successor was Elizabeth's "sincere wish," she had stated to the group.

Elizabeth surpassed Queen Victoria, who passed away in 1901 at the age of 81, as the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom in December 2007. Elizabeth began her longest reign as a British monarch in September 2015. The previous monarch, Victoria, had ruled for 63 years.

Elizabeth had the second-longest reign in history, after only Louis XIV of France.

She was the first British queen to commemorate her Sapphire Jubilee in February 2017. She was the first British monarch to commemorate her 70th wedding anniversary that November. She celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, which marks 70 years on the throne, on Feb. 6, 2022.

For the first time in the 900-year history of the ritual, her coronation at London's Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, was broadcast on television. The decision at first infuriated some key officials, including the prime minister at the time, Winston Churchill.

Churchill thought that live television coverage of the event may damage the monarchy. Elizabeth was recorded as telling Churchill that all her subjects "should have the opportunity of viewing it," but she consented to do it so that "as many people as possible might observe the ceremony."