Ka kammala wannan magana: Bayan shekaru 73 na aure, Philip
ya mutu a ranar 9 ga Afrilu, 2021, yana mai da Elizabeth ta farko da za ta yi sarauta a matsayin gwauruwa ko gwauruwa tun Sarauniya Victoria. Ta ce a ɓoye cewa mutuwarsa "ta bar babban rashi". Duk da annobar, Sarauniyar ta halarci bikin buɗe majalisar dokokin jihar na 2021, kuma ta shirya liyafar ga shugabannin G7 a Cornwall, a matsayin wani ɓangare na taron G7 na 47. A ranar 5 ga Yuli 2021, ranar cika shekaru 73 da kafa NHS, Sarauniyar ta sanar a cikin wani sakon da aka rubuta da hannu cewa za a ba NHS kyautar George Cross don "gane duk ma'aikatan NHS, da suka gabata da na yanzu, a duk fannoni da dukkan ƙasashe huɗu".