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>>xd+(OP)
> In a statement, 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."

Hearing "The King" in this context will take a long time getting used to.

>>paxys+O3
Yes. Interestingly, though, she was only the 3rd Queen in British history (Edit: Oops, ok, 6th actually. Edit 2: ok the point is that there have been many more kings than queens!). But since her reign was so long there are few people alive who can remember a king on the throne.

>>mytail+v5
6th I think: Mary I, Elizabeth I (from Henry viii), Mary II (with William iii), Anne (both Stuarts), Victoria and Elizabeth II.