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Queen Elizabeth II. She was crowned the following year, on 2 June Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. Image source, AFP. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Image source, Getty Images. The top ten longest-reigning British monarchs. On 9 September , Queen Elizabeth II, having previously surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, in , to become the longest-lived British monarch, became the longest-reigning British monarch.
Queen Victoria dressed for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Albany, Edward III by an unknown artist in the late sixteenth century.
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In January , the royal couple said they would step back as "senior" royals and divide their time between the UK and North America. They said they intended to "work to become financially independent". Just over a year later, Buckingham Palace confirmed the couple would not be returning to royal duties, and would give up their honorary military appointments and royal patronages. The Sussexes' first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on 6 May , weighing 7lbs 3oz, with the duke present for his birth.
By naming him as they did, the couple chose not to use a title for their first born. When the name was announced, BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the decision was a strong indication the couple did not want to bring him up as a formal royal. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor - to be known as Lili - is named after the Royal Family's nickname for the Queen and is her 11th great-grandchild. She was given the middle name Diana in honour of Prince Harry's mother, who died in a car crash in when he was 12 years old.
Prince Andrew, ninth in line to the throne, was the third child of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh - but the first to be born to a reigning monarch for years. They had two daughters - Beatrice, in , and Eugenie, in In March it was announced the duke and duchess were to separate.
They divorced in The duke served for 22 years in the Royal Navy and saw active service in the Falklands War in In addition to royal engagements, he served as a special trade representative for the government until Prince Andrew stepped away from royal duties in after an interview with the BBC about his relationship with US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges.
The duke was heavily criticised for his friendship with Epstein, but he said he did not witness any suspicious behaviour during visits to the US financier's home.
In a statement, announcing he was stepping back from public duties for the foreseeable future, the duke said he unequivocally regretted his "ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein". She has no official surname, but uses the name York. The couple had been due to marry in May, but coronavirus delayed the plans. Princess Beatrice had a baby girl, Sienna Elizabeth, in September , who becomes the 11th in line to the throne and is the Queen's 12th great-grandchild. Like her sister Princess Beatrice, she has no official surname, but uses "York".
After a brief period with the Royal Marines, the prince formed his own TV production company. He now supports the Queen in her official duties and carries out public engagements for charities. The birth of Princess Beatrice's daughter in September means he move down one place to become 14th in line to the throne. The Houses of Tudor and Stuart Among the most famous royal houses is the House of Tudor , which came into power in , at the beginning of what we now call modern history.
This house included Henry VIII, Mary I and Elizabeth I, whose lives have been widely publicized in popular culture, and it oversaw a period of heavy reform and anti-reform. Following the Tudors was the House of Stuart , which oversaw most of the seventeenth century, however it was interrupted for a brief period in the s.
This interruption came as a result of Charles I's execution, where control passed from the monarchy to parliament, with 'Lord Protector' Oliver Cromwell and later his son at its head. The monarchy was re-established with the appointment of Charles II in Until this point the monarchy of Scotland and England had a complicated history, with many monarchs acting as the heads of both states, however this act now brought these monarchies together.
During the 18th and nineteenth centuries the monarchy gradually transformed into the more ceremonial role that it has today. The British Empire also expanded to all corners of the world during the reigns of the Hanoverians and Windsors, and the heads of state eventually became the king or queen of all of these dominions.
The final Hanoverian was Queen Victoria, whose reign of 63 years and days is the second longest on this list, and this time is commonly known as the Victorian period. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha took over the monarchy following the death of Victoria in , however their name was changed to Windsor in , to avoid association with Germany during the First World War.
Since , Elizabeth II has been the Queen of Britain and the Commonwealth, making her the longest serving British monarch in history. She will be most likely be succeeded by her son Charles, Prince of Wales. Loading statistic Show source. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member? Log in. Show detailed source information?
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