Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. The monarch met every American President since Ike, with the exception of LBJ. She lived for 30% of the history of United States.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 8, 2022
— Muppet History (@HistoryMuppet) September 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth ll:
— R.I.P Elizabeth 🕊 (@MrHemJ) September 8, 2022
Second longest reigning monarch in history
Was the longest reigning monarch ever in Britain
The Queen was Sovereign of 14 Commonwealth realms in addition to the UK
1 Queen
15 Prime Ministers
96 years old🫡
RIP Elizabeth 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/q2z0ZiXudC
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
Thinking about the time the Queen hazed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia at Balmoral by going Mario Andretti in her Land Rover pic.twitter.com/S8rYPDyU8j
— Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) September 8, 2022
.@POTUS and @FLOTUS stop by the British Embassy to sign the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II pic.twitter.com/dqB4gDpMlX
— Megha Bhattacharya (@mbhattacharya46) September 8, 2022
The rest of the president and first lady’s statement on the death of #QueenElizabethII: pic.twitter.com/bmbajqLXMs
— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) September 8, 2022
The Archewell website, which supports Harry and Meghan’s charitable and business entities, has been updated to reflect the Queen’s passing. pic.twitter.com/tOxC0fkkvD
— R.S. Locke / Royal Suitor (@royal_suitor) September 8, 2022
BREAKING: Former Pres. Barack Obama on Queen Elizabeth: "Like so many, Michelle and I are grateful to have witnessed Her Majesty’s dedicated leadership, and we are awed by her legacy of tireless, dignified public service." https://t.co/mF0CNAv5qr pic.twitter.com/9g6fw0WraE
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2022
One of my favorite photographs that I made of the Queen. pic.twitter.com/3EUwcZNESf
— Pete Souza (@PeteSouza) September 8, 2022
King to be known as Charles III – as William and Kate become Duke and Duchess of Cornwall https://t.co/OMQ5TpvetW
— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 8, 2022
With King Charles now on the throne, Prince William has become the Duke of Cornwall. His children are now Prince/ss_ of Cornwall.
— Royaltyspeaking (@Royal_talk) September 8, 2022
Archie and Lili Mountbatten Windsor are now Their Royal Highnesses Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.
Our Queen. Thank you 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/s3lO3LJdUd
— Derek Chisora 🥊 (@DerekWarChisora) September 8, 2022
That time when Queen Elizabeth wore the brooch that Obama gave her when she met with Trump👑 pic.twitter.com/tZcdLMeJ7m
— STRIKE PAC 🗽 (@StrikePac) September 8, 2022
Black twitter has no love for the 🇬🇧….. Except this woman here.
— NewDemocrat4Life (@reesetheone1) September 8, 2022
That will explain why they are roasting Elizabeth HARD right now. pic.twitter.com/xMeeKK3hlK
President Biden’s inscription in the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth at the British Embassy in Washington. pic.twitter.com/wZ3alLZAKW
— Ted Johnson (@tedstew) September 8, 2022
And for the peeps in back screaming PHOTO OP this is where it helps to understand the history of THOSE times. This pic of Princess Diana visiting an AIDS children's hospital was shot at a time society thought you could get AIDS just from human touch. Such images HUGELY mattered.
— Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29) September 8, 2022
Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth with Kennedys, Buckingham Palace, June 1961. What really happened was nowhere near as spellbinding as the fictionalized version on "The Crown": pic.twitter.com/8hkBzsn2wz
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) September 8, 2022
The Empire State Building in New York City will "shine in purple and sparkle in silver to honor the life and legacy of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II" on Thursday night. https://t.co/yooVh46mCg pic.twitter.com/MCZJycqNCs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 8, 2022
Mourning the Queen would be an entirely different story if she actually had control over the affairs of former colonial possessions.
— Terry Lee 王瑞民💜💙 (@TerryWatkinsJr1) September 8, 2022
But by the time she was put on the throne, not only could crown not have anything to do with policy, it marked a moment of rapid decolonization.
Interesting threadThis evening, West London pic.twitter.com/pYwS4b3Mma
— David Rhodes (@davidgrayrhodes) September 8, 2022
I should preface this by explaining that, for most of my life, I have followed the British Royal Family with a level of interest that many would find startling. I’ve gotten up at ridiculous hours to watch royal weddings.
— Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray) September 8, 2022
RIP, Queen Elizabeth II.
96 years is a good run.