Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has overtaken her great-great-grandmother's record of 63 years in power.
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Queen Elizabeth (second from left, the future Queen Mother), her daughter Princess Elizabeth (fourth from left, future Queen Elizabeth II), Queen Mary, centre, Princess Margaret, fifth from left, and King George VI, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 12, 1937.
Britain's Princess Elizabeth smiles as she is holding on her lap Princess Anne, born 18 August 1950. Photo: AFP
The royal carriage passes along Victoria Embankment on its way to Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953 during the ceremony for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953. Photo: AFP
Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher, left, presents Britain's Queen Elizabeth II with a sword, prior to the Coronation ceremony in London on June 2, 1953. Photo: AFP
Queen Elizabeth, the former Duchess of York smiles as she poses in 1937 for official picture in London after the Coronation 12 May 1937 of the Duke of York. In 1937, the Duke of York acceded to the throne, becoming George VI after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, who married American divorcee Wallis Simpson. In 1952, the Queen Elizabeth was only 51 when King George VI died and her daughter ascended to the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. N/B
Queen Elizabeth II poses with the royal sceptre on 2 June, 1953 after being crowned at Westminter Abbey in London. She was proclaimed queen in 1952 at the age of 25. Photo: AFP
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Queen Elizabeth II (L) accompanied by her children Prince Charles of Wales (R) and Princess Ann of England (C) waves to the crowd from a balcony of Buckingham Palace, on May 16, 1954 in London after returning from a trip around the world. Photo: AFP
Picture taken in 1954 of Queen Elizabeth II reading a book at her desk.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, laugh on December 4, 1961 as they watch the Susu dancers during their visit at the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. AFP PHOTO
An undated picture showing the Royal British couple, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with their two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, right.
Then Princess Elizabeth stands with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edingburgh, and their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne at the couple's London residence at Clarence House. Photo: AP
President Nelson Mandela and Britain's Queen Elizabeth ride in a carriage outside Buckingham Palace on the first day of a state visit to Britain. Photo: Reuters
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh look at the mass of floral tributes laid outside Buckingham Palace in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. Photo: Ian Waldie/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves the Houses of Parliament after delivering her speech at the annual State Opening of Parliament in London November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN POLITICS SOCIETY ROYALS)
Queen Elizabeth (R) receives a scroll from Bruce Two Dogs Bozsum at Southwark Cathedral in London. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth laughs. Photo: Leon Neal/Reuters
Members of Britain's royal family (front L-R) Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles cheer as competitors participate in a sack race at the Braemar Gathering in Braemar, Scotland. Photo: Russell Cheyne/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth smiles with Prince Harry during the Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, southern England. Photo: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves after attending a service of commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq, at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Photo: Luke MacGregor/Reuters
Stylist Jane Anderson with the re-styled wax figure of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, during a photocall at Madame Tussauds in central London on September 7, 2015. Photo: AFP/LEON NEAL
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charle at the Braemar Gathering in Scotland on September 5, 2015. The gathering is a traditional event which predates the 1745 Uprising, and since 1848 has been regularly attended by members of the Royal Family. Photo: AFP/ANDY BUCHANAN
An official family photo taken on 29 July 1981, the wedding day of Prince Charles (centre, right) and Lady Diana (centre, left) the Princess of Wales. Queen Elizabeth II is fourth from left on the centre row. Photo: AFP
Prince William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, wave to wellwishers on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after the wedding service on April 29, 2011. Queen Elizabeth II is fifth from left. Photo: AFP/LEON NEAL
Queen Elizabeth II, left, and US President Barack Obama pose with US First Lady Michelle Obama, second from right, and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace ahead of a State Banquet on May 24, 2011 in London, England. Photo: AFP
Published Sep 9, 2015
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