Queen Elizabeth II becomes world’s longest-serving monarch
The United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II became the world’s longest reigning monarch on Thursday, following the death of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He had been on the throne for 70 years.
The 90-year-old British royal, who has been Queen for 64 years and eight months, became the U.K’s longest-serving monarch ever last year, when she surpassed Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother.
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