The news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death Thursday afternoon did not come as a shock in Washington. She was 96 and had been ill. Cable news channels and social media overflowed all morning and early afternoon with updates and rumors about her condition. The news came instead as a final word, confirmation that an unprecedented era had ended.
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