Queen Victoria Becomes Longest-Reigning British Monarch
Queen Victoria didn't celebrate. She specifically asked that the day marking her passage of George III's 59-year reign go unmarked — no official ceremony, no fanfare. She was in the Scottish Highlands and preferred it quiet. She'd go on to reign for another five years, reaching 63 years and 216 days in total. The great-grandmother of half of Europe's royal houses, she'd outlasted an entire political era. And she spent the day it became official trying to avoid making a fuss.
September 22, 1896
130 years ago
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