Friday, December 21, 2007
Britain's longest-lived monarchs
1) Elizabeth II: 29829 days (81y 8m)
2) Victoria: 29828 days (81y 7m 29d)
3) George III: 29823 days (81y 7m 25d)
4) Edward VIII: 28463 days (77y 11m 5d)
5) George II: 28109 days (76y 11m 15d)
• Elizabeth II slips into first place today (well, actually 5pm yesterday afternoon)
• The longest-lived British ruler is Richard Cromwell (86y 9m 8d). Our Queen will overtake him on 29th January 2012, a week before her Diamond Jubilee.
• Prince Charles won't enter this Top 5 list (assuming he lives long enough, and becomes King) until October 2025
Britain's longest-reigning monarchs
1) Victoria: 23226 days (63y 7m 2d)
2) George III: 21644 days (59y 3m 4d)
3) James VI (of Scotland): 21066 days (57y 9m 3d)
4) Henry III (of England): 20482 days (56y 0m 28d)
5) Elizabeth II: 20407 days (55y 10m 15d)
• Elizabeth II has been in 5th place on this list since 2002 (when she overtook Edward III)
• She'll leapfrog into 4th place on 7th March next year, into 3rd place on 11 October 2009 and into second place on 20 May 2011.
• She'll become Britain's longest reigning monarch (assuming she lives long enough) on 10th September 2015.
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