Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch bound by duty, dies at 96

FILE - In this June 24, 2015 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives for an official state dinner, in front of Germany's President Joachim Gauck's residence Bellevue Palace in Berlin. 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/Markus Schreiber, File)

Queen Elizabeth II, a monarch bound by duty, dies at 96