QE II at 95

Queen Elizabeth just celebrated her 95th birthday yesterday, and I share with you a chronological photo-montage of her over the years since she was a 1 year old baby until a few years ago. After 73 years of marriage she became a widow just 10 days ago with the passing of Prince Philip, and many are speculating that she may retire soon, but you never know, seeing her resilience in leading England for so many turbulent years. She is actually the fourth longest-serving monarch in the world, after King Louis XIV of France, who reigned for over 72 years. He was followed by Bhumibol Aulyadej of Thailand and King Johann II of Liechtenstein, both of whom reigned for over 70 years each. Queen Elizabeth, known affectionately as Lilybeth, reigned so far for 69 years and 75 days, a total of 25,278 days.