Is Queen Elizabeth the longest serving monarch?

Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York.

Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive.

Elizabeth’s path to the throne was hastened by the abdication of her uncle and the early death of her father, King George VI.

She became queen in February 1952, at age 25, and was 27 at the time of her official coronation in June 1953.

Queen Elizabeth II is officially the UK’s longest-serving monarch, having welcomed in 70 years on the throne on February 6, 2022.

The momentous occasion known as her Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated in June with an extra bank holiday in 2022.

Is Queen Elizabeth the longest-serving monarch?

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in British history on September 9, 2015, surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.

She has some way to go before becoming the longest-reigning ruler in history, however. That title is held by King Louis XIV of France, who reigned for 72 years and 110 days. This milestone would be reached in 2024.