Newsman 丨 The late British Queen Elizabeth II

Xinhua News Agency, London, September 9th: The late British Queen Elizabeth II

Xinhua News Agency reporter Rhododendron Xu Feng

Buckingham Palace in Britain confirmed on the 8th that Queen Elizabeth II died in Barlldorburg, Scotland, at the age of 96.

Born on April 21, 1926, Elizabeth, became a crown prince in 1936, and inherited the throne in 1952. He was the longest monarch in British history.

In 1957, she delivered Christmas speeches for the first time through television. After that, the Queen's Christmas speech became one of the annual important programs in the UK.

Elizabeth II was accompanied by Prince Philip for more than 70 years, and the two had 4 children. Prince Philip died in April last year at the age of 99. After that, the public activities of Elizabeth II decreased significantly. She canceled or postponed many official activities after hospitalization in October last year. In February this year, she was diagnosed with new crown virus.

Elizabeth II accepted the resignation submitted by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and approved Elizabeth Tellas as the new Prime Minister on the 6th of this month on the 6th of this month.

In 1986, Elizabeth II visited China and was the first British monarch to visit China in history.

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