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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving monarch of UK, dies at 96

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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of the UK, died on Thursday, aged 96.

"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon" the Royal Family said in a statement.

Earlier today, the palace said that the Queen was under medical supervision at Balmoral after the doctors expressed their concern over her health. "Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen's doctors are concerned for Her Majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision," the official statement from Palace said.

The Queen was born on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York - who later became King George VI - and Queen Elizabeth.

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