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As the news of the passing of British Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom, is spreading, waves of mourning are pouring out from all over the world.
Reporter Jung Jun-ho then reports.
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Queen Elizabeth II took over the weight of her crown on February 6, 1952, at the age of 25, following the sudden death of her father, her George VI.
The following year, in 1953, she was crowned with a spectacular coronation at Westminster Abbey, where she was watched by 27 million people in her first ever live TV show.
At the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she appeared as a Bond girl and declared the opening of the Olympics as her British symbol.
[Elizabeth II/Queen of England (Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics): Announcing the opening of the 30th modern Olympics, the London Olympics.]
Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years and 214 days, and was recorded as the longest reigning monarch in the UK. It is the second after Louis XIV, King of France.
During her reign, she was active in diplomacy, meeting 13 US presidents and visiting more than 100 countries around the world.
In 1999, she also received her 73rd birthday award at the invitation of former President Kim Dae-jung when she visited Hahoe village in Andong.
However, she was criticized by the public for not taking her stand right after her eldest son, Prince Charles, committed an affair, and her daughter-in-law, Princess Diana, died in an accident after her divorce.
Due to growing skepticism about the monarchy, the Queen has worked hard to manage the crisis, including the theory of abolition of the royal family.
Upon her queen's death, President Biden mourned in a joint statement with her wife, Jill, saying, "Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch and she defined the times."
Pope Francis also sent a telegram of her condolences to her Queen's eldest son and heir to the throne, King Charles III, "with deep sorrow".