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Among other things, the queen is the oldest ruling monarch.
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Elizabeth II, who turned 94 in April, added another world record to her portfolio, becoming the oldest ruling monarch among the living now.
She also owns such titles as the person who is depicted on the banknotes of a record number of countries of the world (namely 45), the wealthiest monarch and the oldest British queen.
Along with this, in the Guinness Book of Records, she is listed as the most “long-playing” queen, the longest-staying monarch at the helm of our time and the oldest living monarch.
In 2007, she became the oldest British queen, as she “outdid” her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, who lived 81 years and 244 days.
The following year, she broke the 82-year-old record of King George III, becoming the oldest British monarch. And in 2015, she again “put on the belt” her great-great-grandmother, becoming the queen who rules the longest.
At that time, commenting on these achievements, Elizabeth II sarcastically remarked that “this is not what she strove for all her life.”
Queen Victoria occupied the throne for 63 years, seven months and three days, when she died on January 22, 1901.
Elizabeth II celebrated her 68th year on the throne this year, after being crowned on February 6, 1952.
However, she became the oldest of the ruling monarchs only in 2016, when the king of Thailand, Rama IX, died.
In 2012, she was recognized as the richest queen, after the publication of the Sunday Times estimated her fortune at 310 million pounds, writes The sun.
Earlier the site of Radio “Komsomolskaya Pravda” reportedthat Elizabeth II predicted abdication due to lockdown.
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