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Queen Elizabeth to Be the Oldest Reigning British Monarch in History

Thursday December 20, 2007
On Friday, December 21, 2007, Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest reigning monarch in British history. Queen Elizabeth will be passing Queen Victoria, who had held the record of being 81 years, 7 months, and 29 days old when she died on January 22, 1901. The next oldest monarch was King George III who was 81 years, 7 months, and 25 days old when he died on January 29, 1820.
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July 3, 2009 at 3:57 am
(1) Dd says:

Long live HM Queen Elizabeth II. She may set the record at over 100!

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