Video: Longest stay on the British throne and other records for Queen Elizabeth II
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
September 9, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II became the monarch who has been on the British throne for the longest period of time. On this day, she broke Queen Victoria's record of 23,226 days. Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, more than 63 years have passed since then. She remains an extremely popular figure both in her country and around the world. And this is not a complete list of the Queen's records.
British Prime Minister David Cameron, on the occasion of the establishment of the record of government, said: "For the past 63 years, Her Majesty has been a rock of stability in a world of constant change." Most Britons really perceive Elizabeth II as a symbol of stability, conservatism and preservation of national traditions.
The 89-year-old queen also set an age record among British monarchs: now she is the oldest ruler of Great Britain. And after the death of 91-year-old King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Elizabeth II is also the oldest monarch in the world.
On the day of the celebration of the longest tenure on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II took part in the opening in Edinburgh of Britain's longest railway line built in the last 100 years, the Borders Railway.
In 2012, the Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee - the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. During the festive events, another record was set - the Sunday flotilla on the Thames entered the Guinness Book of Records as the largest river procession in the world. It was attended by 20,000 people and 670 ships built from 1740 to 2012.
In addition, Elizabeth II is nominally the oldest participant in World War II, still not retired. Of course, no one sent her to the front, but the following facts make it possible to assert this: in 1945 she entered the military service, where for 5 months she took courses as an ambulance driver-mechanic. By the way, she became the only queen who completed military service.
The Queen also became the person most often depicted on the coins of different states: a portrait or bust of Elizabeth II was minted on the coins of 35 countries of the world. She is the monarch of 16 independent states and 128 million inhabitants - although her status is rather nominal, and she does not have real political power.
Elizabeth II is also called one of the richest monarchs in the world - her fortune is $ 94.8 billion, including works of art, real estate, including castles, and jewelry.
In 2007, the Queen celebrated a diamond wedding anniversary (60 years) and set another record for the longest marriage among the ruling monarchs of Britain. In addition, Queen Elizabeth II broke the world record for the most theatrical and film incarnations - she was portrayed on screen and on stage more often than any living monarch.
And the 60th anniversary of the accession to the throne - Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II - celebrated by the whole country!
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