PoliticsUnited KingdomQueen Elizabeth II dies at the age of 96 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoPoliticsUnited 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. https://p.dw.com/p/4GaBPAdvertisement