SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II. – Chris Jackson – Getty Images
England lost its leader, Queen Elizabeth II, earlier today, when she sadly passed away at age 96. Buckingham Palace was the first to report the tragedy, confirming she died on its socials:
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
Kate Middleton and Prince William received the deeply disheartening news and will inevitably talk about the Queen in a statement when the time is right, though they have posted the following on their own social media account:
They also retweeted the news from the Royal Family’s Twitter account:
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
Just today, it was reported that Kate would be remaining in Windsor with her three children, all of whom began school on Wednesday, while other members of the Royal Family head to to Balmoral, Scotland, where the Queen was being taken care of. Her husband, Prince William, who is the second-in-line to the British throne, made the voyage to Scotland promptly after leaving Adelaide Cottage earlier today. It was also announced that Prince Harry, too, is en route in order to be surrounded by their and Queen Elizabeth’s loved ones.
The world was shocked by the news that the monarch’s health was deteriorating, after a 29-word statement from Buckingham Palace that read the following was issued: “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 Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.” Earlier in May, the palace had announced that, “the Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems” following her hospitalization for the first time in years last October—after which she was forced to cut back on public engagements.
Though the message underscored that Queen Elizabeth was “comfortable,” her sons Prince Andrew and Prince Charles, along with Charles’s wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, immediately made their way to her. An official source also confirmed that, “The Earl and Countess of Wessex [the Queen’s other son, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie] are traveling to Balmoral. The Princess Royal [the Queen’s daughter] is already there, having been undertaking engagements in Scotland.”
