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On Sunday, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II surpassed Thailand’s King to become the world’s second-longest ruling monarch, after France’s Louis XIV.
The United Kingdom has been honoring the 96-year-old Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which marks 70 years of service to the nation, with grand events last weekend.
She has now set a new record, surpassing Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who reigned for seven decades and 126 days between 1927 and 2016. Louis XIV of France was the longest-reigning monarch, reigning for 72 years and 110 days from 1643 to 1715.
Queen Elizabeth II, who was crowned in 1953, became the longest-serving British monarch in September 2015, outpacing her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
The monarch thanked the nation in a letter after four days of royal parades, street parties, pageantry, and other events held across the UK and the Commonwealth to highlight the Platinum Jubilee milestone, saying she was “humbled and deeply touched,” and that “this renewed sense of connectedness will be felt for many years to come.”
“There is no manual to follow when it comes to celebrating your Queen’s 70th birthday. It truly is a first “the letter stated.
“I am humbled and deeply moved that so many people have come out to celebrate my Platinum Jubilee,” she said.
The Queen has some age-related mobility issues and chose to miss some of the events, which were attended by her son and heir Prince Charles, second in line Prince William, and other members of the royal family. She did appear on Buckingham Palace’s balcony at the end of the Jubilee Pageant as the long Bank Holiday weekend came to an end.
Meanwhile, ‘The Sunday Times’ reports that William, the Duke of Cambridge, will celebrate his 40th birthday by relocating his family from London to Berkshire next week.
Prince George, 8, and Princess Charlotte, 7, will leave there own prep school in London just at end of this term and are anticipated to enrol at a school near Windsor, the Queen’s permanent home since the pandemic.
Prince Louis, William and Kate’s youngest son, is expected to start school in Windsor after becoming a media sensation with his ecstatic and fun – loving showcases during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The future king and queen, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will relocate to a home on the monarch’s Windsor estate this summer. They will eventually move into “the big house,” or the Castle, because Charles, Prince of Wales, does not intend to spend as much time at Windsor Castle as the Queen does now.
According to the news article, Kensington Palace will continue to be William and Kate’s London home, sheltering their private and press offices, and they will visit Anmer Hall, their eastern England marital home in Norfolk, on a regular basis.
“They totally adore it up there – it’s their happy place,” said a friend of William’s. They intend to make Anmer a perpetual base “after the school years.”
