Queen Elizabeth II dies

Its been quite evident since her Husband died that she has deteriorated into old age very quickly after being in remarkably good nick into her early 90s.

Whatever you think about the folly of Monarchy, she has done well to live to such an age and reign for 70 years.

Its often said that Balmoral is her favourite home, where she can be herself and enjoy the Estate. It could be that her Doctors and family plan to have her remain there, with support and should she die soon, it will be in a place most peaceful for her and for the family to gather in the immediate aftermath. One thing is for sure, the funeral will be a Circus, so the family should take whatever personal time they can in the early dies.

Without wishing to sound unsympathetic, I wonder if she hung on until Boris the Boor was gone and could not have any input or involvement in her funeral.

Whatever your views, it will be the end of an era, and all the energy crises, climate change, Brexit etc. will just go to the back page for a while.

It sounds like it is just general 'old age' which has caught up with her, rather than developing a specific illness. People nearing the end can suddenly rapidly go downhill, which may be what is happening here.

I did think during her Christmas message last year that she looked very frail and old and this might be her last one.

Looks to have lost some serious weight, not a good sign…

Heart failure, any organ failure really

She's 96 years of age, so while it would still be very sad for her family and country if she did go now, it couldn't be said she didn't get a very good innings. I wonder if there's any chance of Prince Charles deciding to 'skip' himself and allow the crown to pass down to Prince William instead? I don't know if that could even be done at all, but it seems like it would be a good chance to get a fresh face in there. Prince Charles's reign would be, even with the best will in the world, relatively short.

Heart could be failing, or maybe she's had a stroke?

CNN medical expert pointing out the decision not to move her to hospital suggests things are either basically okay or pretty ominous. But if the former why is Buckingham Palace releasing statements...

Going to the funeral of a 98 year old lady tomorrow. She just gave up in the last 2 weeks, nothing particularly was wrong with her

Why would you move a dying 96 year from the comfort of their home, surrounded by their children, where they are receiving medical and nursing care, to a hospital just to die? The transfer alone would be enough to finish her off.

Why would he do that? Why would either of them want that?

A friend of a friend of a friend works in the BBC at a high level and they were told last week to plan for her passing in the coming days (genuinely).

Regardless of whether you're a prince or a pauper, the passing of a parent is tough no matter what their age. I hope it is peaceful and they have the strength they need over the coming days.

That would explain why she looked so pleased in the photos following the meeting with Liz Truss. She must must have been delighted to have been able to carry out her duties one last time.

Operation London Bridge looks like it will be called into action sooner than later.

I think historians will be kind to her, a positive presence overall.

There have been rumours for a while now that she has bone cancer.

Going by the reaction of UK govt and opposition politicians, I'd hazard a guess that the situation is ominous - they certainly seem to be talking as if the news at lunchtime was extremely serious.

Hue Edwards has long been lined up to present when the Queen’s death is announced so the fact that he is on and wearing a black tie would suggest this is going one way

My 90 year old father watching the beeb now. He was living in London for her coronation (being a proud Irish man he refrained from joining in the celebrations 😃) I hope he gets to pointedly avoid another coronation. But even he acknowledges Queen Elizabeth ii has been a remarkable Head of State.