Queen Elizabeth II - Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch
by Ananya Jain
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More Than A Year
The coronation was held more than a year later as of the tradition of allowing an appropriate length of time to pass after a monarch dies before holding such festivals.?
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One-Day Ceremony
The one-day ceremony took 14 months of preparation: the first meeting of the Coronation Commission was in April 1952, under the chairmanship of the Queen's husband, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Milestone
The Queen spent more than 70 years, surpassing Johann II of Liechtenstein, who ruled for 70 years and 91 days before dying in Oct. 2016.
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Birth
The Queen was born on April 21, 1926.
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After Grandmother
Queen Elizabeth became the longest-ruling monarch in U.K. history in Sept. 2015, when she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who spent 63 years and 216 days on the throne.
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Death
She died on September 8, 2022.
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Queen's Birthday
The annual public celebration of the Queen's birthday included the royal family gathering on the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch a flypast.
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The Queen
She would?have been 97 today.?
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