This year is a big one for the Queen, Elizabeth II, as she celebrates 70 years as monarch.
Prior to being crowned, her father – – ruled the United Kingdom.
Princess Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6 that year.
The Queen Mother, however, went on to live for many more years after her husband’s death.
But how old was Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon when she died, and when that fateful day occur?
Here is everything you need to know.
The Queen Mother lived to the grand age of 101 years and 238 days old.
She had been suffering from a cold for the previous four months.
At the time, she was the longest-living member of the royal family in British history – a title that has since gone to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, who died age 102.
Elizabeth died in her sleep at the Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park. Her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, was at her bedside when she died.
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The Queen’s Mother died on March 30, 2002.
On the day of her funeral, more than a million people were outside Westminster Abbey and along the route from central London to her final resting place, alongside her husband and younger daughter in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
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Other countries under the Commonwealth, also commemorated The Queen. For example, the Governor-General of Canada issued a proclamation asking Canadians to honour her memory on the day of her funeral.
In Australia, the Governor-General read the lesson at a memorial service held in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Sydney.
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