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Queen Elizabeth has passed away
Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is dead.
This is announced by the British court in a statement on Thursday evening.
She was 96 years old and has sat on the throne for over 70 years.
She was traveling in Kenya when, on February 6, 1952, she received the news that she had become queen, after the king had died during the night.
However, the official coronation did not take place until June 1953.
Prince Charles now takes over the throne and immediately becomes King of Great Britain.
His wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, becomes Queen Consort.
Earlier on Thursday, the British court issued a statement that the Queen's doctors were concerned about her health and that the Queen was therefore under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
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Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
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People gather outside Balmoral in Scotland to honor the Queen.
Photo: EPA
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 22:10
Liz Truss was told at 4.30pm
British Prime Minister Liz Truss was informed of the Queen's death at 4.30pm UK time.
This is reported by the BBC with reference to the Prime Minister's official spokesperson.
According to the spokesperson, the Prime Minister was told the news by Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.
After holding a press conference and speaking about the Queen's death, Liz Truss is said to have spoken to King Charles.
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 21:59
Prince Harry was on the plane to Scotland when the public announcement of his death came
Prince Harry arrived on Thursday evening at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a few hours after his brother William and Princes Andrew and Edward.
He has now been able to join the rest of the family and is said to have landed in Aberdeen shortly after the public announcement of the Queen's death.
The AP's photographer captured Harry as he arrived by car at Balmoral.
Earlier this afternoon, it was reported that Harry traveled to Scotland without his wife Duchess Meghan Markle to meet the Queen.
Harry was on his way to a charity event in London, but canceled and flew to Scotland instead.
The British court has announced that the royal family will return to London tomorrow, Friday.
Photo: AP
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 21:38
Queen Elizabeth's passing has left a mark on both the UK and the sporting world.
Silent minutes and stopped play characterize matches and other competitions.
Sport: Queen Elizabeth is honored in the sporting world
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 21:37
Queen Elizabeth has been portrayed in lots of popular culture - and of course has left a deep impression on British cultural life.
"I'm proud to be an Elizabethan," writes actor Helen Mirren on Instagram.
The cultural world mourns Queen Elizabeth
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 21:08
"London stands still - a country in shock"
More and more people gather during Thursday evening outside Buckingham Palace in central London to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II.
- I'm standing outside Buckingham Palace and people are arriving in a calm but steady stream.
People look up at the castle and gates.
It's a sad mood.
London is not completely still, but more still than the city usually does on a normal Thursday night.
It is in many ways a country in shock, says Katrin Marcal, DN journalist living in London for many years, in SVT's Aktuellt.
Photo: EPA
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 20:46
All flags at Buckingham Palace were lowered to half-mast immediately after the announcement.
Photo: AP
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 20:33
The King: She has always been a good friend of my family
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has spoken out after Queen Elizabeth's death.
"With sadness, my family and I have today received the news that my dear relative, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has passed away," the king said in the statement.
"The Queen served her countries and the Commonwealth with an extraordinary devotion and sense of duty. She has been a constant presence, not only in British society but internationally. In addition, she has been a good friend to my family throughout the years and a link to our shared family history ", the king also says in the statement.
The royal family is related to the royal family of Great Britain through Queen Victoria, who was King Carl XVI Gustaf's paternal grandmother.
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Today 20:24
The announcement of Queen Elizabeth's death is posted outside Buckingham Palace in central London.
Photo: AFP
Nils Jonsson
SVT Reporter
Buckingham Palace announced at 7:30 p.m. Swedish time that the Queen had died quietly at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
She lived to be 96 years old.
Earlier in the day, the British court announced that the Queen's doctors were concerned about her health and that she was under medical supervision.
The royal family is now gathered at the castle and is expected to return to London on Friday.
Prince Charles takes over the throne and is now King Charles III.
His wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, becomes Queen Consort.
"It is a moment of greatest sadness," Charles said in a statement about the Queen's death.
In June this year, Britain celebrated the 96-year-old Queen's 70 years on the British throne.
No other British monarch has reigned as long.
Elizabeth was traveling in Kenya when, on February 6, 1952, she received the news that she had become queen, after the king had died during the night.
However, the official coronation did not take place until June 1953.
Queen Elizabeth received Liz Truss as the new British Prime Minister at her summer residence Balmoral in Scotland earlier this week.
It is also where she is now being kept under medical supervision.
Photo: Jane Barlow/AP/TT
British Prime Minister Liz Truss was informed of the Queen's death at 4.30pm UK time.
This is reported by the BBC with reference to the Prime Minister's official spokesperson.
According to the spokesperson, the Prime Minister was told the news by Cabinet Secretary Simon Case.
After holding a press conference and speaking about the Queen's death, Liz Truss is said to have spoken to King Charles.