Britain’s Oldest Monarch: “Long Live the Queen”!!!

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II crosses another significant milestone in her life that has been marked by highs and lows…On Thursday she is set “to become Britain’s oldest monarch, overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria amid signs the royal family is preparing for life after 81-year-old ‘Lillibet’, reports AFP (the photograph above is also courtesy AFP).

It is reported that the monarch, who was born on 21 April 1926, will spend the day on her normal duties and has no public engagements or audiences.

“She is the world’s second-longest living monarch, after Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej; has outlasted 11 prime ministers — the first was Sir Winston Churchill — and is the first to have a premier, Tony Blair, born in her reign.”

“The queen is head of the Commonwealth, made up of 53 mostly former British colonies, but the right of her successor to take over from her is not automatic — instead, the organisation’s leaders must decide.

“Despite her age, the queen shows little sign of slowing down — last month, she and Prince Philip visited Uganda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and she carried out 425 official engagements last year….”

During her reign, the Queen’s achievements have already included being the first British monarch to send an e-mail, to have a message put on the moon and to hold a public concert in her back garden, reports the BBC.

In November this year the Queen and Prince Philip (the Duke of Edinburgh) celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. When and where did the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh first meet? What was the (then) Princess Elizabeth’s wedding ring made from? Where did Prince Philip have his stag night? How many grandchildren do the Royal Couple have? Find out the answers by clicking here…