By Bongiwe Dlamini

MBABANE: Queen Elizabeth II has died, the British Broadcasting Cooperation(BBC) has reported.

“The Queen’s death brings to an end the longest reign in the history of the United Kingdom, and one of the longest reigns by any head of state.Elizabeth II became Queen on the death of her father King George VI on 6 February 1952. She held her coronation at Westminster Abbey the following year”, the BBC reports.