The longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II of England has passed away at the age of 96.
Queen Elizabeth was said to have died peacefully on Thursday.
Crowd had gathered at the Buckingham Palace residence in London on Thursday as concern was growing over the Queen’s health.
According to AFP, around 100 people braved torrential rain to stand at the palace gates, as senior royals rushed to Balmoral in Scotland, where the queen was being treated.
Announcing the death on Twitter, the Royal Family, wrote: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
“The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
Two days earlier the queen had 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.
One photograph of the meeting sparked alarm, showing a deep purple bruise on the monarch’s right hand.
The Queen’s children – Charles, Princess Anne, 72, Prince Andrew, 62, and Prince Edward, 58, had flocked to her Scottish Highland retreat, Balmoral.
They were joined by Charles’s sons, Prince William, and his estranged brother Prince Harry.
Queen Elizabeth II was born as Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on April 21, 1926, in London.
She became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953.