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Queen Elizabeth II to become second-longest reigning monarch
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Contributor | J.R. |
Last Edited | J.R. May 11, 2011 07:44am |
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Media | Newspaper - Daily Telegraph |
News Date | Wednesday, May 11, 2011 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II will overtake George III, who reigned for 59 years, 96 days plus 13 extra leap-year days, totalling 21,644 days.
Only one royal ancestor has had greater longevity on the throne: the Queen's great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
The Queen, who celebrates her diamond jubilee next year, acceded the throne on February 6, 1952. On Thursday she will have reigned for 59 years and 95 days plus 15 extra leap-year days, totalling 21,645 days.
She will surpass Victoria's record of 63 years on the throne in September 2015.
George III (1760-1820), who had 15 children with wife Queen Charlotte, is known for his ''madness'' which has since been diadnosed as porphyria. During his reign, Britain lost its US colonies. |
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