The Queen Has a Lot to Smile About During an Appearance in Scotland
 

http://media1.popsugar-assets.com/fi...LdDU.large.jpgQueen Elizabeth II is officially Britain's longest-reigning monarch! On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the royal surpassed her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria's record by one day, having **w ruled for a total of 63 years and seven months. The queen spent the record-breaking day in Scotland, where she and Prince Philip traveled from Edinburgh to Tweedbank on a steam train. Later, as she opened the new Scottish Borders Railway, the queen spoke about her new record, saying, "Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones - my own is ** exception - but I thank you all and the many others at home and overseas for your touching messages of great kindness."

For more about the fascinating royal, read 12 facts you probably didn't k**w about the queen, and then see her slightly awkward moments with Kate Middleton.



أكثر...