2012 is a momentous year for us royalists, because Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrating sixty years on the throne of Great Britain. I've already discussed my love for the Queen here, so instead I am going to talk FACTS. She is only second to Queen Victoria in longevity as our monarch, but is a lot more active that Queen Victoria (who rarely came out publicly after the death of her husband, Prince Albert).
Did you know that our Queen has been on the throne for so long, that her reign has surpassed those of her four immediate predecessors combined (Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and George VI), after which she became the third longest reigning British or English monarch, the second-longest-serving current monarch of a sovereign state (after King Bhumibol of Thailand), and the oldest reigning British monarch.
Today, she broke another record and becomes the longest-living British head of state, when she overtook Richard Cromwell.
To overtake Queen Victoria and become the longest reigning monarch in British history, Elizabeth would have to live to 10 September 2015, when she would be 89. To surpass the reign of King Louis XIV of France, and become the longest reigning monarch in European history, Elizabeth would have to live until 26 May 2024, when she would be 98.
It's very possible too, after all, the Queen Mother lived to 102.
God Bless, the Queen. Thank you, Ma'am for everything you do for us.
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