Britain: Prince Charles Finally Succeeds Queen Elizabeth As King

Britain: Prince Charles Finally Succeeds Queen Elizabeth As King
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Coming on the heels of the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II who was the longest-serving monarch in British history, her eldest son, Prince Charles has been reportedly crowned as the King of England.

Africa Daily News, New York had also reported that the Queen Elizabeth who is also an icon recognisable to billions of people around the world had given up the ghost on Thursday.

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According to an announcement which had been made by Buckingham on Thursday, she had also died peacefully at the age of 96.

In another report, Britain has been thrown into serious mourning as Queen Elizabeth II who is the longest-serving monarch in British history and also a popular icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, has finally kicked the bucket after a brief illness while she was aged 96.

The news of her death had been announced by the Buckingham Palace on Thursday.

Prince Charles who is the Prince of Wales and also the eldest of her four children at 73 is apparently the oldest heir apparent in the British history and therefore he becomes king of Britian immediately.

The queen’s death had also come after Bukingham palace had also announced on Thursday that the doctors had been “concerned” for her health and recommended that she stayed under medical supervision.

All her children — Charles, Princess Anne, 72, Prince Andrew, 62, and Prince Edward, 58 had also flocked to her Scottish Highland retreat in Balmoral. They had also been joined by Charles’s sons, Prince William, and his estranged brother Prince Harry.

Two days earlier, the queen of England had also appointed Liz Truss as the 15th prime minister of her reign and was seen smiling in photographs but looking frail and using a walking stick as well.

 

Africa Daily News, New York

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