The Latest Breaking News from Queen Elizabeth II

The Royal Family has announced that Her Majesty The Queen passed away today, as tributes flood in for the monarch from all over the world

With the death of the queen, her son Charles automatically becomes monarch, even though the coronation might not take place for months.

It follows 70 years of service to the UK and she has passed in the year of her Platinum Jubilee

Prince William is now the heir apparent as Prince Charles becomes King

A procession along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh and a service in St Giles’ Cathedral are now expected to form part of the plans in the aftermath.

The crowning achievement of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, was to maintain the popularity of the monarchy across decades of seismic political, social and cultural change that threatened to make it an anachronism.

Plans for what happens after the Queen's death have been in place for many years - this is what we know about them

Her Majesty, aged 96, has died at Balmoral Castle, Buckingham Palace has announced. She was the nation’s longest-reigning monarch, serving as head of state for more than 70 years

When the late historian Sir Ben Pimlott embarked on his 1996 biography, his colleagues expressed surprise that he should consider Queen Elizabeth II worthy of serious study at all. Yet Pimlott’s judgement proved sound and, if few academics have followed his lead, the political role of the monarchy has received…