Queen Elizabeth II passes away at Balmoral aged 96
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HER Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died.
The 96-year-old monarch passed away at her Balmoral estate on Royal Deeside this afternoon, with other members of the royal family at her side.
The Queen had been placed under medical supervision on Thursday morning amid growing concerns for her health.
And members of the royal family made their way to Balmoral to be with her during the day.
Her death comes less than 48 hours after she installed a new and the 15th Prime Minister of her reign in Liz Truss at Balmoral, the first time that has been done away from Buckingham Palace during her reign.
Queen Elizabeth came to the throne on February 6, 1952 at the age of 25 and celebrated her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year.
Communities in Moray played host to a plethora of celebrations to mark The Queen's 70th anniversary earlier in the summer.
The Queen was a regular visitor to Moray and the north of Scotland over the years, where her late husband the Duke of Edinburgh was educated at Gordonstoun, near Lossiemouth.
Her sons Prince Charles, Andrew and Edward were all educated at Gordonstoun.
Prince Charles, now King Charles. her eldest son, travelled to Balmoral with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall and now Queen Consort on Thursday morning.
A special silver jubilee edition of The Northern Scot Christmas Number from 1977 described the warmth of feeling for the royal family.
"It can fairly be said that the warmth of affection for the Monarch and her husband Prince Philip was nowhere more loyally felt and expressed than in the north of Scotland which has its special links with the royal family in Balmoral and in Gordonstoun where Prince Philip and the Royal Princes were and are being educated.
"Moray and Banff were, in fact, privileged to welcome Prince Charles, heir to the throne, back to his familiar stamping ground."
