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Queen Elizabeth II of England at Balmoral Castle with one of her Corgis in 1952.
Queen Elizabeth II of England at Balmoral Castle with one of her Corgis in 1952.Bettmann Archive
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Queen Elizabeth II, (left) with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret ueen Elizabeth II, (left) with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II, (left) with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret ueen Elizabeth II, (left) with her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in 1953.Getty Images
Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 2012.
Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in 2012.Stefan Wermuth/Pool via Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II on the way to Westminster to preside at her first State Opening of Parliament ceremony in 1952.
Queen Elizabeth II on the way to Westminster to preside at her first State Opening of Parliament ceremony in 1952.Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II poses for a portrait in Buckingham Palace in 1977.
Queen Elizabeth II poses for a portrait in Buckingham Palace in 1977.Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II attends a service for the Order of the British Empire at St Paul's Cathedral in 2012.
Queen Elizabeth II attends a service for the Order of the British Empire at St Paul's Cathedral in 2012.Geoff Pugh/Pool via Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II reached a historic milestone Saturday: reigning as the British monarch for 25,000 days, surpassing her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s record by nearly 2,000 days.

The 94-year-old royal, who has been in lockdown at Windsor Castle with husband Prince Philip during the coronavirus pandemic, said through a spokesman that she would spend the day “privately.”

Queen Elizabeth became the country’s longest-serving monarch in 2015, when she overtook her great-great-grandmother’s record of 63 years and 216 days.

At the time she said the record was “not one to which I have ever aspired,” according to a report in Britain’s Independent.

Queen Victoria presided over Britain as monarch from 1837 to 1901 — or 23,226 days, 16 hours and 30 minutes.

Princess Elizabeth was crowned at the age of 25 in 1952, following the death of her father, King George VI.

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