Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, death certificate says

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died of old age at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, according to her death certificate released Thursday.

LONDON — Britain's Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, according to her death certificate released Thursday.

The certificate says that Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor died at 3.10 p.m. (10.10 a.m. ET) on Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle in eastern Scotland. The cause of the 96-year-old monarch's death was listed as "old age."

Her occupation was listed as "Her Majesty The Queen."

The queen's death certificate released by the National Records office of Scotland. National Records of ScotlandBritain's longest reigning monarch died hours after the palace revealed she was being placed under "medical supervision" while staying at Balmoral, where the royal family rushed to be by her side.

The queen's death wasn't announced until 6.30 p.m. (1.30 p.m. ET), a seismic moment in British history that halted news broadcasts and launched 10 days of official national mourning.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/queen-elizabeth-ii-died-old-age-death-certificate-says-rcna49960

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