Queen Elizabeth II

As Queen Elizabeth II passes away, royals converge at Balmoral Castle.

Hours before the palace announced Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday afternoon, a fleet of cars carrying Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, arrived at Balmoral Castle.

Just before 4 p.m., the royal party’s aircraft touched down at Aberdeen Airport. Thursday at local time and reached the royal estate after around an hour. The current monarch, Charles, his wife Camilla, and sister Princess Anne had already travelled to Scotland and had landed at Balmoral Castle earlier on Thursday.

After the palace announced that the queen was being watched after by a doctor because her health was a concern, people gathered to the estate. A 6:30 p.m. announcement of her passing was made. time zone.

Prince Harry postponed his scheduled attendance at a charity awards ceremony in London later on Thursday and instead was travelling independently to Scotland.

In the meantime, throngs of people started to assemble outside London’s Buckingham Palace. Outside the royal residence, hundreds of people had gathered on the stone stairs, many of them holding umbrellas as it occasionally rained heavily. Doughts more stood around the gates, with many more peeking through them. In the sky, a rainbow could be seen.

The palace released a statement saying, “The Queen passed away quietly at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will go back to London tomorrow.”

On Wednesday, the 96-year-old queen withdrew from a virtual event after receiving medical advice to rest.

She had previously met Liz Truss, the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, at Balmoral. The monarch appeared fragile but awake and smiling in a snapshot of their encounter that was shared by the palace.

Since the end of last year, the queen has suffered health issues that, according to the palace, mostly impact her mobility. As a result, she has decreased the number of engagements and public appearances.

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