Women outside Buckingham Palace have been sharing what Queen Elizabeth II meant to them. The Queen died at the age of 96, after reigning over the United Kingdom for 70 years. She was just 25 years old when her father King George VI died. Her tenure as head of state spanned post-war austerity, the transition from empire to Commonwealth, the end of the Cold War and the UK's entry into - and withdrawal from - the European Union. Click the link in bio for more on the monarch’s life and role.