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Buckingham Palace statement on death of Queen Elizabeth

Personnel places an announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth on a fence outside the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Lee Smith

Britain's Queen Elizabeth died aged 96 on Thursday.

Here is the full statement released by Buckingham Palace:

"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."

(Reporting by Michael Holden, editing by William James)

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