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10 things to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s life

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace after recording her Christmas Day message to the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (John Stillwell, Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 21, 2011 file photo, schoolchildren wave Union flags as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves St Paul's Cathedral in London after attending a service to celebrate its Tercentenary. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori, Pool, File)

10 things to know about Queen Elizabeth II’s life