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

FILE - President George W. Bush, left, and first lady Laura Bush right, walk with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, as they leave Buckingham Palace in London, Nov. 21, 2003. Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, after 70 years on the throne. She was 96. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool Photo via AP, File)