英国女王伊丽莎白二世去世 查尔斯继承王位 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96

英国女王伊丽莎白二世9月8日在苏格兰巴尔莫勒尔堡去世，终年96岁。她的长子、王储查尔斯继承王位。

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-reigning monarch in history, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.

英国白金汉宫9月8日证实，英国女王伊丽莎白二世去世，终年96岁。伊丽莎白二世是迄今英国在位时间最长的君主。

"The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon," Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

白金汉宫在声明中说：“英国女王伊丽莎白二世当天下午在苏格兰巴尔莫勒尔堡安详地去世了。”

Her 73-year-old son Prince Charles will become Britain's new monarch, but he will be known as King Charles III, according to royal officials. Charles' second wife, Camilla, will be known as the Queen Consort.

伊丽莎白二世73岁的长子查尔斯王子随即成为英国的新君主，但据王室消息，他将被称为“查尔斯三世国王”。 查尔斯的第二任妻子卡米拉将成为王后。

"The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. " King Charles said in a statement.

英国国王查尔斯三世在声明中说：“我深爱的母亲、女王陛下去世，让我和所有家庭成员陷入巨大悲伤。我们为失去一位深受尊敬的君主和深受爱戴的母亲深切哀悼。”

Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss, appointed by the queen on Tuesday, said the country was "devastated" and called Elizabeth "the rock on which modern Britain was built".

9月6日，伊丽莎白二世会见特拉斯，正式任命其为英国新任首相。伊丽莎白二世去世后，特拉斯发表讲话说，女王陛下的去世“对英国是一个巨大的打击。”特拉斯称，“伊丽莎白二世是现代英国的基石。”

【相关词汇】

英国皇家收藏信托基金会 The Royal Collection Trust

温莎城堡  Windsor Castle

白金汉宫  Buckingham Palace

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