The monarch died at her beloved residence on September 8, 2022, after months of ongoing health and mobility problems, and according to a source close to the Queen, she was “ready to leave” after completing a number of important duties, including welcoming his new prime minister United Kingdom. Just two days before her death, Queen Elizabeth met outgoing UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson before holding her first meeting with new Prime Minister Liz Truss, with pictures showing her looking particularly frail. Speaking about the meeting, a close source told The Times: “I think he felt that with the change of prime minister he was done arranging everything, as he did, and then he just let her go.” Queen Elizabeth II was succeeded by her eldest son, now King Charles III, who made his first official speech as the new monarch at the weekend. He said: “Queen Elizabeth’s life was a good life. a promise with fate kept and mourned most deeply in her death. This promise of lifelong service I renew to all of you today.”
