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Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch, the second-longest of any sovereign state, and the longest of any queen regnant in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King George V.
Years served: 70 Queen Elizabeth, mother of Prince Charles and grandmother to Princes William and Harry, was not only the oldest world leader on this list, she was also the second-longest reigning ...
Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch, reigned from 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022.. The following is a list, ordered by length of reign, of the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927–present), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801), the Kingdom of England (871 ...
The longest reign of a British monarch is that of Elizabeth II (70 years, 214 days) between 6 February 1952 and 8 September 2022. The second-longest reign is the 63 years 216 days of Victoria between 1837 and 1901. Queen Elizabeth II's reign became longer than Queen Victoria's on 9 September 2015. [1]
The Queen was born at 2.40am on April 21 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London, and was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth served a history-making 70 years, taking the throne and serving up until the day she died — Sept. 8, 2022, when she died at 96 years old on her beloved Balmoral estate in Scotland.
Elizabeth had 179 N1 individuals serve as her realms' prime ministers throughout her reign, the first new appointment being Dudley Senanayake as Prime Minister of Ceylon and the final being Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, whom she appointed only two days before her death; some of these individuals served multiple non ...
Queen Elizabeth II’s death marks the end of a 70-year era for the United Kingdom and a turning point for British culture and identity. The queen, who was never meant to ascend to the throne, has ...