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Wednesday 9 September 2015

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Becomes The Longest-Reigning Monarch In British History Today



Photo credit: The British MonarchyThe Queen becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch, over-taking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria's reign of 63 years, seven months and two days. The coronations of both queens were celebrated widely, not least on the streets of London and outside Westminster Abbey where the sacred ceremonies took place. Can you spot the Gold State Coach in these images? It has carried every monarch to their coronation since 1820.


Congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second on becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the longest-reigning female monarch in world history. It's a wonderful milestone and I'm sure it won't be surpassed in our lifetimes. May God bless the Queen with good health as we look forward to her 90th birthday next year.

From the conquering of Mount Everest in 1953, to the first steps by man on the moon in 1969, the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989, and the rise of social media in the 21st century, The Queen's 63-year reign has witnessed some incredible changes

Her Majesty Queen Victoria proceeding in State to Westminster Abbey. Crowned 28 June 1838



Buckingham Palace
Photographer: Christopher Holt

 Grand Staircase  #BuckinghamPalace


Palace of Holyroodhouse
Photographer: Sandy Young


In celebration of the birth of Her Majesty The Queen's new great-grandchild, HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, three short films, providing an extraordinary glimpse into royal childhood over the years, are now showing as at the Palace of Holyroodhouse


The Imperial State Crown - which includes 2,868 diamonds, 273 pearls, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, and 5 rubies, and weighs 2lb - is the most famous of all the British crowns, and was re-made for the coronation of the Queen's father, King George VI, in 1937.

From the text at The Royal Collection: The Imperial State Crown "was re-made for the coronation of The Queen’s father, King George VI, in 1937 and is set with over 3,000 gems. The stones were all transferred from the old Imperial Crown, which had been re-made on a number of occasions since the 17th century, most recently for Queen Victoria in 1838. 

This crown incorporates many famous gemstones, including the diamond known as the Second Star of Africa (the second largest stone cut from the celebrated Cullinan Diamond), the Black Prince’s Ruby, the Stuart Sapphire, St Edward’s Sapphire and Queen Elizabeth’s Pearls. The Sovereign traditionally wears the Imperial State Crown at the conclusion of the coronation service, when leaving Westminster Abbey. It is also worn for the State Opening of Parliament."

 lovely lady is still working hard at 89 years old to fulfill her duty and the oaths she made to serve her people as Monarch. She has to shake hundreds of hands keep a smile on her face stand for hours on end she is a very very remarkable lady.



Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon #onthisday in 1969. The Queen welcomed Armstrong, along with his fellow astronauts Mike Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin to Buckingham Palace later that year 


Windsor Castle

This photograph of The Queen by the renowned British photographer Mary McCartney has been released to mark the moment Her Majesty becomes the longest reigning British Monarch later today.

The photograph was taken at Buckingham Palace in July in The Queen's private audience room. Her Majesty is seated at her desk, with one of her official red boxes.

It is here that Her Majesty has received her Prime Ministers for their weekly audiences and other guests such as visiting Heads of State and Government, including President Obama and Chancellor Merkel.

In her constitutional role as Head of State, an essential element of Her Majesty's work involves the red boxes that she has received almost every day of her reign, including weekends and holidays, but excluding Christmas Day.

The red box contains important papers from government ministers in the United Kingdom and her Realms and from her representatives across the Commonwealth and beyond. These documents are sent from the Private Secretary's Office to The Queen, wherever she may be in residence, in a locked red despatch box.

While all government boxes bear the Royal cipher, only Her Majesty's box is embossed with the words 'The Queen'. The Queen reads all of the papers and, where necessary, approves and signs relevant papers.

The Queen still receives documents in the boxes that were made for her upon her Coronation. These have been periodically refurbished to keep them in good condition. The company Barrow and Gale Ltd are the manufacturer of the red despatch boxes to The Queen and to Her Majesty's Government.

© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II



in 1533 Elizabeth I, the only surviving child of Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn, was born in Greenwich. This print, created in the year of the Virgin Queen's death, shows the monarch holding the orb and sceptre which are symbols of royal power 


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