London: Queen Elizabeth II, longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, died on Thursday afternoon, The Royal Family informed on Thursday night.
"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," The Royal Family said in a Twitter post at 11pm.
"The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow," the post added.
The 96-year-old was under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became worried for her health, Buckingham Palace has announced.
The monarch pulled out of a virtual Privy Council on Wednesday, a day after appointing Liz Truss as PM at her home in the Scottish Highlands.
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