The 89-year-old had been on the throne for 63 years,
File photo: UNITED KINGDOM, Rosyth : In this Ministry of Defence handout picture Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (L) in a ship naming ceremony conducted at Rosyth Dockyard in Rosyth, Scotland on July 4, 2014. Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain’s biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland.
With this milestone, Queen Elizabeth surpasses the reign of her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
The Queen thanked well-wishers at home and overseas for their “touching messages of kindness” as she marked this special milestone.
In a speech at the Scottish Borders, she said the title was “not one to which I have ever aspired.”
“Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones – my own is no exception – but I thank you all and the many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness,” she as she made brief remarks to an audience.
UK Prime Minister, David Cameron said the service the Queen had given was “truly humbling.”
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