The Latest Breaking News from Queen Elizabeth II

One of the monarch’s first ever royal engagements took place in Lanarkshire

Following is a summary of British Queen Elizabeth's life in numbers:

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…

Camilla, previously the Duchess of Cornwall, is expected to take the title of Queen Consort now her husband has ascended to the throne, as the Queen expressed her wish for her to take

From joining the army at age 18 to secretly getting engaged to Prince Philip

The Queen died at Balmoral Castle