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

FILE - In this Sept. 5 1997 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, view the floral tributes and other mementos to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, at London's Buckingham Palace. 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/Pool, File)