Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1953. (File)
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On Sunday, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II overtook the King of Thailand to become the world’s second longest-reigning monarch in history, after Louis XIV of France.
The UK celebrated the Queen’s 96-year-old Platinum Celebration to mark 70 years of national service with major events taking place last weekend.
She has now surpassed Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who reigned for 70 years and 126 days from 1927 to 2016, to set another record. Louis XIV of France remains the longest-reigning monarch, reigning for 72 years and 110 days from 1643 to 1715.
Crowned in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-serving British monarch in September 2015, surpassing her great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
After four days of royal parades, street parties, beauty pageants and other events held across the UK and Commonwealth to mark the Platinum Jubilee milestone, the king thanked the nation in a letter, saying she was “humbled and deeply moved”, and that “this renewed sense of harmony will be felt for many years to come”.
“When it comes to how to mark your 70 years as Queen, there is no guidebook to follow. It really is a first,” the letter read.
“I am humbled and deeply moved that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my Platinum Jubilee,” she said.
The Queen has had some age-related mobility issues and has chosen to miss a number of events, along with her son and heir Prince Charles and second in line Prince William and close ranks of the royal family participated. She appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the end of the Jubilee Pageant as the long Bank Holiday weekend drew to a close.
Meanwhile, ‘The Sunday Times’ reports that William – the Duke of Cambridge – will mark his 40th birthday next week by moving his family from London to Berkshire.
His eldest son Prince George, 8, and daughter Princess Charlotte, 7, will leave preparatory school in London at the end of this term and are expected to attend a school near Windsor, where The Queen’s regular stay since the pandemic.
William and Kate’s youngest son, Prince Louis, age 4, who has become somewhat of a sense of communication following his ecstatic and playful display during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, is expected to begin school in Windsor.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the future king and queen, will move into a home on the monarch’s Windsor estate this summer. Over time, they are expected to move into the “big house” or Castle, because Charles, Prince of Wales, does not plan to spend as much time at Windsor Castle when he ascends to the throne as the Queen does. in.
According to reports, Kensington Palace will remain William and Kate’s London home, where their private and press offices are located, and they will regularly visit Anmer Hall, the home of the family in the east of England. theirs in Norfolk.
“They absolutely love it there – it’s their happy place,” a friend of William is quoted as saying. Their plan is to make Anmer a permanent base “after school years”.
It marks a sign of gradual transition for the country’s royal family as the next generation is lined up to succeed.
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