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

FILE - In this Dec. 25, 1957 file photo, a family watch as Britain's Queen Elizabeth II makes her first televised Christmas broadcast. 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/Sidney Smart, File)

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