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Queen Elizabeth II "was the very spirit of Great Britain," U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss says

Name: Queen Elizabeth II "was the very spirit of Great Britain," U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss says
Uploaded: 2022-09-08T14:08:27-0400
Duration: 3 min 29 s
Description: Britain's newly installed Prime Minister Liz Truss said the loss of Queen Elizabeth II was "a huge shock to the nation and to the world." She called the queen, who was the longest-serving British monarch, "the very spirit of Great Britain." The queen died Thursday at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96.

Britain's newly installed Prime Minister Liz Truss said the loss of Queen Elizabeth II was "a huge shock to the nation and to the world." She called the queen, who was the longest-serving British monarch, "the very spirit of Great Britain." The queen died Thursday at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96.