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  • Cause of Queen Elizabeth’s Death Revealed

    Cause of Queen Elizabeth’s Death Revealed

    The cause of death of the former ruler of Britain, Queen Elizabeth II has been revealed.

    According to her death certificate, it was stated that the monarch died of old age.

    Queen Elizabeth II died, aged 96, at Balmoral surrounded by members of the royal family earlier this month.

    The document, which was released by National Records of Scotland on Thursday September 29, states that the late monarch passed away at Balmoral Castle near Ballater on September 8, 2022, at 3:10 p.m.

    Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband of 73 years who died at age 99 in April 2021, also died of old age, according to his death certificate.

    The Royal Family released a statement informing the public of Her Majesty’s passing.

    The statement said, “The Queen passed away peacefully this afternoon at Balmoral. The King and the Queen Consort will spend this evening and tomorrow in Balmoral before flying back to London.

    She ascended to the throne after her father, King George VI, passed away on February 6, 1952, while touring Australia and New Zealand with her late husband, Prince Philip. She was King George VI’s eldest daughter.

    On February 6, the monarch with the longest reign in the country celebrated her historic Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years as head of state.

    She was crowned at the age of 27 the following year during her coronation. During her amazing reign, she traveled more than any previous queen and became one of the most adored personalities on the earth.

    15 different prime ministers have served throughout her reign.

    King Charles, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex are her four surviving children.

  • Osinbajo Arrives In London Ahead Of Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral

    Osinbajo Arrives In London Ahead Of Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral

    The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has arrived in London ahead of the state funeral for the late Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom.

    Professor Osinbajo who departed Abuja on Saturday would be representing Nigeria at a number of events while in the UK, including the funeral service.

    Upon his arrival in London on Sunday, according to his media aide Laolu Akande, the Vice President paid respects at the Queen’s Lying in State at Westminster.

    He also signed the condolence register, saying, “Nigeria joins government, people of UK, Commonwealth, and rest of the world in expressing our sincere condolence to the royal family on the passing of a monarch for all seasons. May the Lord bless her memory.”

    Thereafter, Akande in a tweet, said Professor Osinbajo was received by UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, James Cleverly.

    At the meeting, Cleverly expressed gratitude for Nigeria’s solidarity with the UK at its time of grief and both men discussed the interest of the British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, in deepening the relationship with Nigeria.

    Later in the evening (on Sunday), the Vice President would be received alongside the world leaders – including members of the Commonwealth, Heads of State, Governors-General, Prime Ministers, and foreign royal families – by King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla at a reception in Buckingham Palace.

    Akande said that Professor Osinbajo would also join members of the royal family and the world leaders at the funeral service scheduled to hold at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

    Queen Elizabeth ll was the Head of the Commonwealth and the longest serving British monarch. She passed on at 96 on September 8 at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

    Ahead of her funeral, more world leaders have begun to arrive in London, with 500 Heads of State and foreign dignitaries invited.

    Earlier on Sunday, US President Joe Biden who was in Westminster Hall alongside his wife, Jill, to pay his respects to the late British monarch, was filmed appearing on the balcony overlooking Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin.

    Others such as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, also paid their respects to the late queen as her body lies in state in Westminster Hall.

  • Queen Elizabeth II To Be Buried September 19

    Queen Elizabeth II To Be Buried September 19

    The Royal Family has announced the burial date for late Queen Elizabeth II. The date has been slated to 19th September, 2022, which is precisely on Monday.

    Late Queen Elizabeth II, was the longest-serving monarch. She died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

    Announcing the date on its verified Twitter handle, The Royal Family said: “The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th September.

    “Prior to the State Funeral, The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall for four days, to allow the public to pay their respects.”

  • Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive for COVID-19

    Queen Elizabeth Tests Positive for COVID-19

    Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom has tested positive for Covid-19.

    Reports say she has “mild cold-like symptoms”.

    However, BBC quoted Buckingham Palace as saying she’s expected carry out light duties this week.

    According to AP, the palace said the 95-year-old British monarch will continue with light duties at Windsor Castle over the coming week.

    “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the palace said in a statement.

    The queen has received three jabs of coronavirus vaccine.

    Both her eldest son Prince Charles and daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall have also recently contracted COVID-19. Charles has since returned to work.

    Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the queen reached the milestone of 70 years on the throne on February 6.

  • Queen Elizabeth to address Britons on coronavirus crisis April 5

    Queen Elizabeth to address Britons on coronavirus crisis April 5

    Queen Elizabeth will make an extremely rare address to the nation on Sunday as Britain grapples with the increasingly deadly coronavirus outbreak.

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    The government has put Britain into a virtual lockdown, closing pubs, restaurants and nearly all shops, while banning social gatherings and ordering Britons to stay at home unless it is absolutely essential to venture out.

    The officials said that the measures were intended to stop the spread of the epidemic.

    The officials added that on Friday the death toll in the United Kingdom among those who had tested positive for the virus had risen by 684 to 3,605, up 23% on the previous day.

    “Her Majesty The Queen has recorded a special broadcast to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the coronavirus outbreak,” Buckingham Palace said in statement.

    The address, which was recorded at Windsor Castle where the 93-year-old monarch is staying with her husband Prince Philip, will be broadcast at 1900 GMT on Sunday, it said.

    Last month, the queen issued a written statement in which she said the royal family would play its part in rising to the challenge of the coronavirus outbreak.

    “We know that many individuals and families across the United Kingdom, and around the world, are entering a period of great concern and uncertainty,” she said then.

    “We are all being advised to change our normal routines and regular patterns of life for the greater good of the communities we live in and, in particular, to protect the most vulnerable within them.”

    The queen rarely broadcasts to the nation apart from her annual televised Christmas Day message, usually to offer personal thanks or provide reassurance in times of crisis.

    Royal experts said it would be only the fifth such televised address she had made during her 68 years on the throne.

    The last was in 2012 following celebrations to mark her 60th year as queen which came a decade after the preceding broadcast which followed the death of her mother, the Queen Mother, in 2002 when she thanked Britons for their messages of condolence.

    She also gave an address at the start of the Gulf War in 1991, and most famously, she delivered a sombre live broadcast after the death of her daughter-in-law Princess Diana in a Paris car crash in 1997, amid a national outpouring of grief and criticism of the royal family’s response.