`v96.1.0`⏩`v97.0.0`

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## [`v97.0.0`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/releases/v97.0.0)

**Breaking changes**

- EuiDataGrid's custom grid body (rendered via `renderCustomGridBody`)
no longer automatically renders the column header row or footer rows. It
instead now passes the `headerRow` and `footerRow` React elements, which
require manual rendering.
([elastic#8028](elastic/eui#8028))
- This change was made to allow consumers to sync header/footer rows
with their own custom virtualization libraries.
- To facilitate this, a `gridWidth` prop is now also passed to custom
grid body renderers.

**Bug fixes**

- Fixed inputs not taking the whole width when passing `fullWidth` as
`true` to EuiDatePickerRange component
([elastic#8061](elastic/eui#8061))

**Accessibility**

- Improved accessibility of `EuiExternalLinkIcon` by clarifying text for
Screen Reader users. ([elastic#8065](elastic/eui#8065))

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Co-authored-by: Elastic Machine <elasticmachine@users.noreply.github.com>
(cherry picked from commit cd60c66)