Queen Elizabeth II who reigned for 70 years as Britain’s monarch, died aged 96 on her Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands on Thursday. Photo: VCG

Princess Elizabeth sits in a garden with two corgi dogs at her home at 145 Piccadilly, London in July 1936. Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, in London and became heir apparent at the age of 10. Photo: Lisa Sheridan/VCG

Princess Elizabeth broadcasts a speech on her 21st birthday in 1947 from South Africa. Photo: VCG

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip wave on their wedding day in London on Nov. 20, 1947. Photo: VCG

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip hold their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Clarence House, the royal couple’s residence in London, on Aug. 1, 1951. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II poses for photos on her Coronation Day on June 2, 1953. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh walk through the crowd at a reception with about 20,000 Maoris from all over New Zealand at Arawa Park, Rotorua in 1954. Queen Elizabeth II’s first Commonwealth tour in 1953 and 1954 lasted six months and still holds the record for the longest Commowealth tour to date. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II stands on the balcony of Buckingham Palace alongside Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Diana (1961 - 1997) on their wedding day in London on July 29, 1981. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II takes photographs at the Royal Windsor Horse Show on May 16, 1982. Photo: Anwar Hussein/VCG

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visit the Badaling Great Wall near Beijing on Oct. 14, 1986. The Queen was the first British monarch to visit China. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C., on May 16, 1991. She was the first British monarch to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. Photo: VCG

(From left to right) Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attend the funeral of the Duchess of Windsor at St. Georges Chapel on April 29, 1986 in Windsor. Photo: Anwar Hussein/VCG

Queen Elizabeth II greets people during her visit to Duthie park in Aberdeen, the U.K. on May 28, 2002. The visit was part of her Golden Jubilee tour, which marked the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at a windy RAF Valley in Anglesey to visit their grandson Prince William at the base. Photo: VCG

(From left to right) Queen Elizabeth II, U.S. President Barack Obama, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, First Lady Michelle Obama and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attend a welcome ceremony in the garden of Buckingham Palace in London on May 24, 2011. Photo: Christopher Furlong /VCG

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, ride in a boat on the Spree River in Berlin, Germany with German President Joachim Gauck and partner Daniela Schadt on June 24, 2015. The Queen ceased overseas travel after that year. She visited 117 countries and traveled more than 1.6 million kilometers in her lifetime. Photo: Carsten Koall/VCG

Queen Elizabeth II inspects the Royal Guard with the ship’s commanding officer, Commodore Jerry Kyd, during the Commissioning Ceremony for the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth in southern England in December 2017. Photo: VCG

The British royal family members watch the flypast on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Trooping The Colour in London in June 2018. Photo: Chris Jackson/VCG

Queen Elizabeth II poses for a group photo with leaders from other countries during the NATO summit in London in December 2019. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II records her annual Christmas broadcast in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on December 23, 2021 in Windsor. The photograph of the Queen and her husband on the desk was taken in 2007 at Broadlands, Hampshire to mark their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. Her husband died in April of 2021. Photo: Victoria Jones/VCG

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during an audience at Windsor Castle on March 7. This was the first event she attended after testing positive for Covid-19 on Feb. 20. Steve Parsons/VCG

Queen Elizabeth II poses for a portrait with her Fell ponies, Bybeck Nightingale (right) and Bybeck Katie. The photo was released by the Royal Windsor Horse Show on April 20 to mark the occasion of her 96th birthday. Photo: VCG

Queen Elizabeth II greets newly elected leader of the Conservative party Liz Truss on Tuesday as she arrives at Balmoral Castle for an audience. Truss became Prime Minister and formed a new government in Aberdeen, Scotland that day. Photo: Jane Barlow/VCG