Queen Elizabeth ii, the longest-reigning monarch 

in British records, died Thursday at age ninety-six.

the queen died peacefully at balmoral this afternoon,

the royal family tweeted. “the king and the queen 

consort will stay at balmoral this nighttime 

and could return to London the following day.

early Thursday, the royal circle of relatives

announced medical doctors were “worried” 

approximately the queen’s health, so she changed 

into positioned below “clinical supervision.”