Queen Elizabeth II Will Be The First British Monarch To Reign For 25,000 Days

Jul 17, 2020 by apost team

Queen Elizabeth II, 94, is to reach the unprecedented milestone of reigning as British monarch for 25,000 days and will be the first monarch to do so. She currently holds the title for the longest-reigning monarch in the world.

On Saturday, Her Majesty will have reigned for 25,000 days, becoming the first monarch to do so.  According to The Independent, the 94-year-old monarch will spend the day "privately" at Windsor Castle, where she, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the "HMS Bubble" of staff have been staying throughout lockdown.

In 2015, the sovereign became the longest-reigning British monarch in history, overtaking a record previously set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who sat on the throne for 63 years and 216 days.

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Speaking briefly at a podium in Scotland where she was opening a new railway line back in 2015, the then 89-year-old said she and her husband Prince Philip, were grateful for the warm welcome.

“Many . . . have also kindly noted another significance attaching to today, although it is not one to which I have ever aspired. Inevitably, a long life can pass by many milestones; my own is no exception . . . But I thank you all, and the many others at home and overseas, for your touching messages of great kindness.”

According to The Telegraph, The Queen's 25,000-day milestone will fall a day after Captain Sir Tom Moore's knighthood investiture at Windsor Castle, which is taking place on Friday, July 17. It is believed Captain Sir Tom's knighthood will be the first to take place outside, as it is scheduled to take place on the castle quadrangle.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have both celebrated birthdays at Windsor Castle during coronavirus lockdown, on April 21 and June 10 respectively, with Prince Philip turning 99. Having celebrated her Sapphire Jubilee in 2017 to mark 65 years on the throne, the Queen is two years away from her Platinum Jubilee in 2022, which would mark seven decades as sovereign.

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, which marked the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, was marked with a flotilla of hundreds of vessels down the River Thames. According to the Guinness World Records, the parade broke the record for the largest ever pageant of boats.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Queen has delivered two rare televised addresses throughout, the first of which was delivered to provide reassurance for the nation amid the crisis. "We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again," she said.

On May 8, the monarch gave the second speech in honor of the 75th anniversary of VE Day, repeating the message that resounded upon the end of World War II in Europe:

"Never give up, never despair."

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