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The reason for her death was revealed on the monarch’s death certificate and is known on the same day the place where she was buried was opened to the public. There are already hundreds of citizens who have entered the chapel of San Jorge to visit the remains of the sovereign.
This Thursday, September 29, the National Registries of Scotland released the official death certificate of Queen Elizabeth II and the document details that the sovereign died of “old age” at the age of 96. The certificate states that she died at 3:10 p.m. local time on September 8.
That day, Buckingham Palace reported the monarch’s death at 6:30 p.m. at her residence at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, but did not reveal the reason for her death.
In fact, the first thing that was known, at 12:30, was that there was “concern” about the queen’s health, a term that had been tried to avoid when referring to her condition, even last February, when she was infected with Covid-19.
Later, it was learned that her closest relatives were heading to Balmoral and that the sovereign had been being treated by her medical team for a few days because her health had worsened.
It was evident that the monarch’s state of health was not the best in the months prior to her death, as she had to drastically reduce her public commitments, including those that took place during the celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee, with which she They celebrated their 70 years on the British throne. In addition, the Royal House had admitted that Elizabeth II had various mobility problems.
Hundreds of people queue to visit the burial place of the monarch after it opens to the public
Meanwhile, a massive row could be seen this Thursday outside Windsor Castle, in southeastern England, after the ‘Saint George’ chapel, where Elizabeth II was buried on September 19, was opened to the public.
Many Britons and tourists want to visit the tomb of the monarch, which was marked with a hand-carved slab of black marble. The queen’s name is inscribed along with those of her father, her mother, and her husband.
One of the visitors on this first day was Anne Daley, 65, who arrived at the castle at 7:30 local time, despite the fact that the official opening was at 10:00. Daley was also one of the hundreds of thousands of people who lined up for hours at Westminster Hall to say their final goodbyes to the sovereign.
“The castle feels empty, bleak. No one lives in it. You know, we lost the queen, we lost the duke, we lost the corgis,” Daly said, referring to the monarch’s famous dogs. “It’s like when you sell your house and all the history is gone.”
To enter the chapel, people must purchase a ticket for Windsor Castle, priced at £26.50 for adults Monday to Friday and £28.50 on Saturdays.
With EFE, AP and Reuters