Queen Elizabeth the II passed away on Thursday according to a statement released from Buckingham Palace. The queen was 96 and died from health complications at the family’s royal estate in Scotland.

According to ABC News, ” The news of her death came just hours after the palace announced that the queen’s doctors were “concerned” about her health and were keeping her under “medical supervision” at Balmoral Castle, the British royal family’s estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where she has been vacationing this summer.”

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Now that the queen has passed, many are asking what this means for the royal family, let alone, the rest of the world, and well, it’s safe to say that the queen’s passing has opened up conversation about what will happen next now that her majesty has passed.

Below, are all of the details we currently know about the line of succession and what’s to come next for the royal British monarchy.

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