Queen Elizabeth II now longest reigning monarch
Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on Feb. 6, 1952 and today, Sept. 9, 2015, becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history. She surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s record of 23,226 days on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. BST. Prime Minister David Cameron said in a Facebook post: It is truly humbling to comprehend the scale …