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FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles as she is presented with flowers by children during her walkabout in the market square Melrose, southern Scotland, May 29, 2002. Queen Elizabeth II, BritainâÄ™s longest-reigning monarch and a rock of stability across much of a turbulent century, has died. She was 96. Buckingham Palace made the announcement in a statement on Thursday Sept. 8, 2022. (Jeff J Mitchell, Pool via AP, File)