69 years on the throne

69 years on the throne

Queen Elizabeth II has now been reigning as British and Commonwealth monarch for 69 years

#Onthisday in 1952, The Queen acceded to the throne on the death of her father King George VI. Her Majesty has now been Sovereign for 69 years.

📽This clip is taken from Lord Wakehurst’s film about the death of King George VI and The Queen’s accession. pic.twitter.com/QDCmFjoTIG

— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) February 6, 2021

Today marks 69 years since King George VI passed away in his sleep at Sandringham House, as his daughter Princess Elizabeth was abroad in Kenya Colony, being informed she was now Queen of Britain, the Commonwealth and the British Empire. She was only 27 years old when she became monarch.

Next year she'll reach the milestone of 70 years on the throne, a Platinum Jubilee. Large public events are planned across the Commonwealth realms.

God Save The Queen!

nice

*She was 26 not 27.

Happy 69 years Lizzie!

True, I always think 25 but I checked and somewhere said 27 but I stand corrected! @Saurav;

She was 27 at her coronation held the year after she became monarch.

Goodness what a long time! Fourth longest reigning monarch ever. I do wonder if she will beat all the records and become the longest ever

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Goodness what a long time! Fourth longest reigning monarch ever. I do wonder if she will beat all the records and become the longest ever

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72 years and she beats King Louis XIV of France and takes top spot.

She'll be like 98 then? Certainly do-able, as is reaching 75 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince..._of_Gloucester

Her aunt who died in 2004, Princess Alice, is the longest lived member of the Royal Family. An impressive 102 years.

Quite impressive. I have a lot of respect for her for her continuous service to the country