Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il, Britain's longest reigning monarch, has died at home in Balmoral in Scotland, aged 96, surrounded by her family — including her eldest son, now King Charles III. Through the 70 years of her reign, years of devoted service to her country and the Commonwealth and its peoples, the Queen has been globally revered and widely beloved as she weathered a roiling century and some personal storms with enduring equanimity and grace. She witnessed history being made and was a part of it. Our thoughts are with the Royal family at this difficult time.