Britain is now ready to lay to rest its longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, with billions thought to be watching around the globe to mark the end of a reign that defined an era.

Queen Elizabeth II — sovereign of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand — has died at age 96, the Royal Family has confirmed. On Sept.

After more than seven decades in service of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth has died at the age of 96. She ascended the throne after the death of George VI on February 6 ...