The Queen died of old age, her death certificate has revealed.
Queen Elizabeth died, aged 96, at Balmoral surrounded by members of the royal family earlier this month.
The document, published by National Records of Scotland on Thursday, records that the late monarch died at 3.10pm on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Ballater.
The cause of death is listed as old age.
The document is signed by the Princess Royal.
Douglas James Allan Glass is noted as the certifying registered medical practitioner.
Paul Lowe, the Registrar General for Scotland, confirmed that the Queen’s death was registered in Aberdeenshire on September 16 2022.
Old age was the only cause of death listed, with no other contributing factors.
News of Her Majesty’s death was first announced in a statement on behalf of the Royal Family at 6:30pm on September 8.
The statement read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
"The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow."
Her death ended a 70-year reign, the longest in history, having ascended the throne following the death of her father, King George VI on 6 February 1952.
Born on April 21, 1926, during the reign of her paternal grandfather King George, Queen Elizabeth went on the be Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
The nation’s longest-reigning monarch reached her historic Platinum Jubilee of 70 years on the throne on February 6.
As the oldest daughter of King George VI, she became Queen following his death in 1952 while on a tour of Australia and New Zealand with her late husband, Prince Philip.
Her coronation took place the following year and she was crowned aged 27.
She became one of the most-loved figures around the world travelling more widely than any other monarch during her extraordinary reign.
Her time on the throne has seen 15 prime ministers from the Second World War leader Sir Winston Churchill to Liz Truss.
She is survived by her four children: Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
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