Elizabeth II
Life and reign
Britain's longest serving monarch, reigning 70 years and 214 days across fifteen prime ministers from Churchill to Truss. She kept the crown above politics through decades of change, and her 2022 platinum jubilee was the first in British history. She died at Balmoral aged 96.
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