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Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne

Her 73-year-old son Prince Charles automatically became king upon her death and will be known as King Charles III, his office announced.

Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of a new building at the Thames Hospice in Maidenhead in July.
Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of a new building at the Thames Hospice in Maidenhead in July.Read morePool/i-Images / MCT