Queen Elizabeth II has died - sending the world into mourning for a monarch who reigned supreme for 70 years. King Charles takes the throne immediately and will be known as King Charles III.
The 96-year-old, who died peacefully at Balmoral early on Friday NZT, was the longest-serving monarch in the history of Britain and the Commonwealth, having acceded the throne in 1952.
Broadcaster Mark Sainsbury and Wellington City Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons join Nick Mills on Friday Faceoff and look back on the Queen's legacy.
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