How Long has Queen Elizabeth been Queen? Operation London Bridge

As head of state of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, her 70-year reign spanned more than a dozen US presidents and nine popes. Her life spanned from Model T-cars to self-driving cars

The head of the British royal family, Queen Elizabeth II, became the second longest reigning monarch in world history.

Taking the throne on February 6, 1952, the queen ruled the kingdom for more than 70 years.

French King Louis XIV continues to hold the top spot, having served as monarch for more than 72 years after taking the throne at age four and dying in 1715.

It’s not the first time that 97-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has set a royal record.

In 2015 she became the longest-reigning monarch in British history, surpassing the tenure of Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother.

How Long has Queen Elizabeth been Queen?

How old was Queen Elizabeth when she became Queen?

Princess Elizabeth was 25 years old when she became queen. She was not expected to inherit the throne from her, but that changed in December 1936 when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated the throne.

Her father, Prince Albert, the former Duke of York, became king and she, as her eldest daughter at age 10, became next in line to the throne.

When he died, she was in Kenya and instantly became the reigning monarch, although news of her did not reach him immediately in an age of more primitive communications technology.

When will the Queen became the longest reigning monarch?

Crowned in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-serving British monarch in September 2015, overtaking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.