Britain’s longest reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 in Balmoral Castle on September 8, 2022

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The Government of India has decided that there will be one day State Mourning throughout India on September 11, 2022

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On the day of mourning, the National Flag will be flown at half mast throughout India on all buildings where it is flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment

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Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on April 21, 1926 as the first child of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, reigned for a period of 70 years and 214 days after being crowned at a young age of 25

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She also holds the current distinction of being the world’s second-longest reigning monarch in history, after France's Louis XIV

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The Queen was served by 15 UK Prime Ministers during her reign, beginning with Winston Churchill in 1952

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Her real name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary which has been taken from her mother Queen Elizabeth, paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother, Queen Mary.

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She was educated at home like many girls from wealthy families at that time and got married to Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947

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Queen Elizabeth II gave birth to four children-King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward

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A period of Royal Mourning will be observed from now until seven days after The Queen’s Funeral which will be announced in due course of time

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