Queen Elizabeth II image displayed in a window in Windsor. AFP
Queen Elizabeth II image displayed in a window in Windsor. AFP
Queen Elizabeth II image displayed in a window in Windsor. AFP
Queen Elizabeth II image displayed in a window in Windsor. AFP

Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, death certificate confirms


Simon Rushton
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Queen Elizabeth II's cause of death was old age, her death certificate has shown.

The document, published by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Thursday, showed the UK monarch died at 3.10pm on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Ballater.

The document has been signed by Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, and the cause of death is listed as old age.

The queen died at her Balmoral estate while members of her family — Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex — were en route to see her.

Old age was the only cause of death recorded on the document. The queen stepped back from public life in the year before her death owing to health problems.

Douglas James Allan Glass is noted as the certifying registered medical practitioner.

Queen Elizabeth II's death certificate. AP
Queen Elizabeth II's death certificate. AP

Paul Lowe, registrar general for Scotland, said the queen’s death was registered in Aberdeenshire on September 16.

The death certificate was released on Thursday, the same day Windsor Castle was reopened to the public after her death.

Mourners are allowed to see her final resting place at Windsor.

  • Scots Guards on the march in the grounds of Windsor Castle, as it reopened to visitors after a period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II came to an end. AFP
    Scots Guards on the march in the grounds of Windsor Castle, as it reopened to visitors after a period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II came to an end. AFP
  • It reopened on Thursday, with visitors able to visit St George's Chapel, where an inscribed stone slab marking the death of Queen Elizabeth has been laid in the chapel inside. AFP
    It reopened on Thursday, with visitors able to visit St George's Chapel, where an inscribed stone slab marking the death of Queen Elizabeth has been laid in the chapel inside. AFP
  • The queen was laid to rest in the chapel on September 19 after a state funeral in London. AFP
    The queen was laid to rest in the chapel on September 19 after a state funeral in London. AFP
  • People queue to visit the queen’s final resting place. PA
    People queue to visit the queen’s final resting place. PA
  • The queues do not quite match those that snaked through London to see the queen's coffin lying in state, but dozens of tourists and royal fans were in line for reopening day. AFP
    The queues do not quite match those that snaked through London to see the queen's coffin lying in state, but dozens of tourists and royal fans were in line for reopening day. AFP
  • The sun shone as people waited to enter. AFP
    The sun shone as people waited to enter. AFP
  • The mood was buoyant yet sombre. AFP
    The mood was buoyant yet sombre. AFP
  • Windsor Castle lies west of London and was one of the late queen’s residences. AFP
    Windsor Castle lies west of London and was one of the late queen’s residences. AFP
  • Grace Gogharg and Anne Daley leaving after visiting the inscribed ledger stone. PA
    Grace Gogharg and Anne Daley leaving after visiting the inscribed ledger stone. PA
  • Royal enthusiasts Sky London and John Lowry outside Windsor Castle on Thursday. AFP
    Royal enthusiasts Sky London and John Lowry outside Windsor Castle on Thursday. AFP

Here is how the day of her death unfolded. At 12.32pm, Buckingham Palace said doctors were concerned about the queen’s health. She was comfortable and under medical supervision, it said.

At 12.45pm Clarence House said Prince Charles, who is now king, and Camilla, now queen consort, travelled to Balmoral. A minute later, Kensington Palace said Prince William, now the Prince of Wales, would also travel north.

At 2.39pm Royal Air Force Flight KRF23R took off from RAF Northolt in South Ruislip, west London, flight tracking website Flightradar24.com showed. The plane carried Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex.

At 3.10pm the queen died with Princess Anne by her side.

The plane landed in Aberdeen airport at 3.50pm.

After 5pm, a fleet of cars, including a Range Rover driven by Prince William and carrying Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophie, arrived at Balmoral.

At 6.30pm Buckingham Palace said: “The queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

“The king and the queen consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”

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