Highlights of these historic celebrations
The Platinum Jubilee marks Elizabeth's 70th year on the throne.
She is the first British monarch to reach that milestone. *
Her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria was the previous longest-serving monarch,
reigning for 63 years before her death at age 81 in 1901
She is the first British monarch to reach that milestone. *
Her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria was the previous longest-serving monarch,
reigning for 63 years before her death at age 81 in 1901
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* Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, is the longest sovereign monarch in history with a reign of 72 years and 110 days !