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

FILE - In the Feb. 6, 1935 file photo Princess Elizabeth in the Duchess's box at the "Dick Whittington" pantomime at the Lyceum Theater. 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, File)