Queen Elizabeth updates: State funeral ends 11 days of ceremonies

Queen Elizabeth was buried with her husband, Prince Philip.

ByMorgan Winsor, Katie Kindelan, Zoe Magee, Julia Jacobo, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, Bill Hutchinson, Emily Shapiro, and Melissa Gaffney
Last Updated: September 19, 2022, 3:52 PM EDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II "died peacefully" on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Balmoral Castle, the British royal family's estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. She was 96.

Elizabeth was Britain's longest-reigning monarch. She ascended to the throne in 1952 and, in June, celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years as queen.

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Sep 08, 2022, 10:05 AM EDT

UK prime minister 'deeply concerned' about queen

U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss took to Twitter on Thursday to say that her "thoughts -- and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom -- are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time."

"The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime," Truss tweeted.

Truss, who was recently selected as the new leader of the United Kingdom's ruling Conservative Party, had an audience with the queen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Tuesday, during which she was formally asked to form a new government as prime minister after Boris Johnson's official resignation. It was the first time in the queen's 70-year reign that the ceremonial transfer of power was held at Balmoral, rather than at Buckingham Palace in London.

Queen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Sept. 6, 2022.
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Sep 08, 2022, 11:53 AM EDT

Royal family gathers by queen's side at Balmoral Castle

Senior members of the British royal family are gathering at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where Queen Elizabeth II remains "under medical supervision."

Barriers are put up as media gather outside Balmoral Castle following statement from Buckingham Palace over concerns for Britain's Queen Elizabeth's health, in Balmoral, Scotland, Sept. 8, 2022.
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The queen's oldest child and the heir to her throne, Charles, Prince of Wales; and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; as well as the queen's daughter, Anne, Princess Royal, are already at Balmoral, according to their respective spokespersons.

A board reading "No changing of the guard ceremony today" is displayed in the courtyard of Buckingham palace, in London, Sept. 8, 2022.
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Meanwhile, the queen's other sons, Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex; along with Edward's wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex; as well as Charles' two sons, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, are all on their way to Balmoral, their respective spokespersons confirmed.

Harry's wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was initially said to be heading to Balmoral as well, but her spokesperson later confirmed she would stay in London for now.

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