Queen Elizabeth II To Become the Longest-Reigning Monarch

Upon her accession to the throne in1952, Queen Elizabeth II became Head of the Commonwealth and Queen Regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon. This September, she will become the longest-reigning monarch in over 1,200 years of British history! Her great-great- grandmother Queen Victoria, reigned for 63 years and 216 days.