PoliticsUnited KingdomQueen Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96 06:18This browser does not support the video element.PoliticsUnited Kingdom09/08/2022September 8, 2022Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the world's oldest head of state has passed away at the age of 96. DW looks back on the life of the only monarch most people in Britain have ever known. Copy linkAdvertisement