Queen Elizabeth II
Probably one of the most notable deaths this year was that of Queen Elizabeth II. Can you name a more famous individual on planet earth? We don’t think that anyone on this list comes close in terms of being recognized all around the world and treated as royalty, respected wherever you go.
The Queen was the longest-ruling monarch in her country’s history and was like the mother to an entire nation of people and the commonwealth. Now that she has passed, Charles is set to take the throne and he has some large shoes to fill. No one expects anyone to be able to come out of the Queen’s great shadow that easily.