The world was seemingly put on notice early Thursday when word broke that her family was rushing to be by her side as Buckingham Palace put out a rare statement saying doctors were “concerned” about Elizabeth’s health, according to Poynter.
At 6:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. Eastern time), the announcement was made: Queen Elizabeth II was dead. Here is the announcement of her death via BBC World News.
The announcement. pic.twitter.com/ylnTEwkR0V
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 8, 2022
All three major American networks — ABC, CBS and NBC — broke into regularly scheduled programming to announce the news. Many Fox affiliates picked up the live coverage from Fox News. Here’s what it looked like on CBS, NBC and ABC.
BREAKING NEWS: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest serving monarch, has died "peacefully" at age 96. https://t.co/H5YRnigDhB pic.twitter.com/4NR0tMGTs3
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 8, 2022
BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II has died at age 96. https://t.co/0dYBHEI6Vu pic.twitter.com/hu8QPhJhOo
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2022
.@ABC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died. She was 96 years old.
— ABC News (@ABC) September 8, 2022
A look back on her life and legacy: https://t.co/1J1KK8O2GP pic.twitter.com/prcDDlxqYH
All three networks had extensive packages ready to go, telling the story of how she became queen, her marriage, the birth of her children (and grandchildren and great-grandchildren), the death of Princess Diana, the death of her husband, and so much more from the highlights, the lowlights, the triumphs and the controversies over her 70 years as queen.
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