London: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday surpassed the King of Thailand to become the second longest-serving monarch in the world, after Louis XIV the French. The United Kingdom is celebrating the 96th anniversary of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to mark 70 years of service to the nation with major events taking place last weekend. Now he has surpassed the King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej, who reigned for 70 years and 126 days between 1927 and 2016, to set another record. Louis XIV of France remains the longest-serving monarch, reigning for 72 years and 110 days from 1643 to 1715. Crowned in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became Britain’s longest-serving monarch in September 2015, surpassing her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria. After four days of royal parades, street parties, theatrical performances and other events throughout the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth for the Platinum Jubilee, the monarch thanked the nation in a letter, saying it was “humbled and deeply humbled”. And that “this renewed sense of companionship will be felt for many years to come.” “When it comes to how to mark 70 years as your queen, there is no guide to follow. It really is a first,” the letter read. “I am humbled and deeply moved that so many people took to the streets to celebrate my Platinum Jubilee,” he said. The Queen faced some age-related mobility problems and chose to miss some of the events, with her son and successor Prince Charles and second in line Prince William and close members of the royal family. He did appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at the end of the Jubilee Competition as the extended holiday weekend drew to a close. The Sunday Times, meanwhile, reports that William – the Duke of Cambridge – will celebrate his 40th birthday next week by moving his family from London to Berkshire. His eldest son, Prince George, 8, and his daughter, Princess Charlotte, 7, will leave preparatory school in London at the end of this period and are expected to enroll in a school near Windsor, their permanent home. of the Queen from the pandemic. William and Kate’s youngest son, Prince Louis, 4, who has become somewhat of a media sensation after his ecstatic and playful appearances during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, is expected to start his schooling in Wu. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the future King and Queen, will move into a house on the monarch’s estate in Windsor this summer. In time, they are expected to move to the “big house” or the Castle, because Charles, Prince of Wales, does not intend to spend as much time in Windsor Castle when he is king as the Queen now. According to the newspaper, Kensington Palace will remain the home of William and Kate in London, housing their private and press office, and they will often visit Anmer Hall, their family home in Norfolk, East Anglia. “They absolutely love it up there – it’s their happy place,” said a friend of William’s. Their plan is to make Anmer a permanent base “after school”. It marks a gradual sign of transition for the country’s royal family as the next generation prepares for succession. (Except for the title, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is being published by a synergy stream.)
