The Queen’s cause of death is confirmed as death certificate is published

The Queen’s cause of death has been confirmed.

Her Majesty's death certificate was published this afternoon (Thursday, September 29) and simply states that the 96-year-old died of ‘old age’.

It confirms the late monarch passed away at 3.10pm on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

The Registrar General for Scotland, Paul Lowe, confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II’s death was registered in Aberdeenshire on September 16, 2022.

The official informant was Princess Anne, who was with her mother when she passed away.

The Queen was surrounded by her family in Scotland, after they were told to go to her bedside urgently.

The country’s longest-reigning monarch had been suffering from ongoing mobility issues and used a walking stick during the historic audience with new Prime Minister Liz Truss, just two days before she died.

Her Majesty’s death was announced to the public at 6.31pm on September 8 and the following day the country went into a period of national mourning.

Almost a quarter of a million people visited Her Majesty’s coffin as she lied in state at Westminster Hall in London.

Her funeral took place on September 19.

The ceremony took place at Westminster Abbey, when enormous crowds gathered in London to watch the procession.

Services of commemoration took place at Great St Mary’s Church in Cambridge, at Ely Cathedral prior to the funeral and at King’s College, Cambridge, after it - you can see pictures from them here.

Books of condolence were opened around the county as people paid their respects.

Tributes can be seen in the capital in Hyde Park, Green Park and by Diamond Jubilee memorial near Green Park.

The new monarch, King Charles III, was proclaimed in ceremonies around the country, including outside the Guildhall and Senate House in Cambridge.