Queen passes another milestone

Updated 23.53 Thu Dec 20 2007
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The Queen has reached a new milestone by becoming the longest-living British monarch.

She has overtaken the record set by her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria, who was born on May 24, 1819 and died on January 22, 1901, having lived for 81 years and 243 days.

Taking into account the time of birth and death of Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II - who was born on April 21, 1926 - beat her ancestor's record

Taking into account the time of birth and death of Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II - who was born on April 21, 1926 - beat her ancestor's record.

Queen Victoria still remains the longest-reigning British monarch. But Queen Elizabeth II would break this record on September 9, 2015.

It was business as usual for the Queen, with no official marking of the milestone.

She had no public engagements or audiences, but spent the day continuing with other duties, such as dealing with documents from the red boxes in which she receives her official papers.

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