Royal Causes Of Death: How They Died In Memoriam
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Causes of death of the royals
What did the royals die of? The cause of death of many blue bloods has been made public. We reveal what took the lives of these royals.
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Lady Diana
Lady Diana died tragically in 1997 in a car accident in Paris while being followed by paparazzi. Her death had a profound impact on the global perception of celebrity, privacy and the role of the media.
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Queen Elizabeth
On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. The Queen's cause of death was revealed shortly afterward. Her advanced age was recorded as the cause of death on her death certificate, as was the case with Prince Philip in 2021.
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress Elisabeth, commonly known as Sisi, was stabbed to death by an anarchist in 1898. Her tragic death shocked the world and highlighted the dangers of political extremism.
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Princess Margaret
The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret, had to battle a number of illnesses in the final years of her life. Princess Margaret suffered many strokes in 2001. The Queen's sister did not survive her fourth stroke in February 2002 and died at the age of 71.
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Constantine II.
Greece's former King Constantine II died in January 2023 at the age of 82 after suffering a stroke.
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King Tutankhamun
The mysterious death of the young pharaoh King Tutankhamun around 1323 BC was probably due to bone disease and malaria. The discovery of his tomb in the 1920s captivated the world.
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Marie Antoinette Queen of France
Marie Antoinette met a tragic end during the French Revolution. She was accused of extravagance and indifference to the suffering of the French people and was executed by guillotine in 1793.
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King Richard III.
The violent death of King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 marked the end of the Plantagenet dynasty and the beginning of the Tudor era. His remains were found under a parking lot in 2012.
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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II and his family were shot by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution in 1918. The execution marked the end of the Romanov dynasty, which had ruled Russia for centuries.
