A peaceful end to Queen Elizabeth's life of service

The reign of Queen Elizabeth the Second has come to an end. Her family says she died peacefully at her Scottish estate, Balmoral Castle. The 96-year-old served the Commonwealth as Queen for more than 70 years.

File photo dated 06/09/2022 of Queen Elizabeth II waiting in the Drawing Room before receiving Liz Truss for an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, where she invited the newly elected leader of the Conservative party to become Prime Minister and form a new government. The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon, Buckingham Palace has announced. Issue date: Thursday September 8, 2022.. See PA story DEATH Queen. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire Credit: Jane Barlow/PA

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in 1926.

As a teenager in the Second World War, Princess Elizabeth served in the women's branch of the British Army and trained as a driver and mechanic.

In 1947, she married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark and had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward.

That trip was cut short after the sudden death of her father, King George the Sixth.

After months of preparation, on June the 2nd 1953, the young princess was crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

Watched by tens of millions around the world, The Coronation proved to be a watershed moment for the relatively new medium of television.