Long to reign over us: The Queen marks 25,000 days on the throne tomorrow after being crowned at 25 to become Britain's longest-serving monarch aged 94
- Elizabeth II became sovereign on February 6, 1952 on the death of her father King George VI, when she was 25
- She is now less than two years away from celebrating her Platinum Jubilee - 70 years on the throne - in 2022
- During her reign man has landed on the Moon, internet was invented, and gay marriage was legalised in UK
The Queen will have reigned for 25,000 days tomorrow, passing another milestone as the nation's longest serving monarch.
Elizabeth II became sovereign on February 6, 1952 on the death of her father, King George VI, when she was 25.
The Queen reached her Silver Jubilee in 1977, Golden one in 2002 and Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
And the 94-year-old is now less than two years away from celebrating her Platinum Jubilee - 70 years on the throne - in 2022.
The Queen has been a figure of continuity as her country changed through the 20th century, the Millennium and into the 21st century amid new technological and social advances and a succession of British governments.
During the seven decades of her reign, man has landed on the Moon, Britain got its first, then second, female prime minister, the internet was invented, and gay marriage was legalised in the UK.
The public has looked to the Queen in times of tragedy - the September 11 terror attacks, the London bombings, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and more recently during the coronavirus crisis.
As well as being the longest-reigning monarch in British history, the Queen is also the longest still-serving sovereign and wealthiest Queen in the world, and the oldest British monarch.
JUNE 2, 1953: The Queen wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Duke of Edinburgh in the uniform of Admiral of the Fleet wave from the balcony to the onlooking crowds around the gates of Buckingham Palace after her Coronation on June 2, 1953
JUNE 1, 2020: Her Majesty riding Balmoral Fern, a 14-year-old Fell Pony, in Windsor Home Park. The Queen - the nation's longest serving monarch - will have reigned for 25,000 days on Saturday. The 94-year-old continues to saddle up and ride around the grounds of her home
FEBRUARY 7, 1952: The Queen, then just 24, returning to Clarence House, London with the Duke of Edinburgh from London Airport, after the sudden death of her father, King George VI
MAY 24, 1957: The Queen arriving at the Copenhagen Town Hall after driving from the Amalienborg Palace in an open car
JUNE 5, 1961: American President John Kennedy (right) and his wife Jacqueline (second left) with Queen Elizabeth II (second right) and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace
JULY 30, 1966: England captain Bobby Moore holding the Jules Rimet Trophy, after collecting it from the Queen following England's win at the World Cup at Wembley, London
OCTOBER 3, 1970: Her Majesty with Prime Minister Edward Heath (left), American President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon at Chequers, the official country residence of the Prime Minister in Buckinghamshire
FEBRUARY 16, 1977: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as they received a traditional Fijian welcome on board the Royal yacht Britannia on their arrival at Suva
JULY 11, 1977: The Queen receiving flowers during a walkabout among the crowds in Ipswich, during her Silver Jubilee Tour of Britain
JULY 29, 1981: The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales waving to the crowds outside Buckingham Palace from the balcony after their wedding at St Paul's cathedral
When she became the country's longest-serving monarch in 2015, she thanked the nation for its kind messages, but admitted that the royal record was, 'not one to which I have ever aspired'.
'Inevitably a long life can pass by many milestones. My own is no exception,' she remarked.
The Queen will be at Windsor Castle with the Duke of Edinburgh and the 'HMS Bubble' of staff who have been running the couple's reduced household.
She will have been monarch for 68 years, five months and 12 days by July 18, and in 2015 overtook the record of 23,226 days, 16 hours and some 30 minutes set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria.
But Her Majesty's approach to having been on the throne for 25,000 days will undoubtedly be a matter-of-fact one, with the milestone unlikely to be on her radar. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: 'The Queen is spending the day privately.'
In March, the Queen became the fourth longest-serving monarch today, surpassing Mayan ruler Pakal the Great.
By March 11, Her Majesty had been on the throne for 68 years and 34 days, while K'inich Janaab Pakal ruled the Maya city state of Palenque for 68 years and 33 days before his death in 683AD.
Pakal the Great is thought to have ascended to the throne at the age of 12- years-old and during his rule managed to expand Palenque’s power in the western Maya states.
The Mayan civilisation reached its peak between 250 and 900 AD, when it ruled large swathes of what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras.
Meanwhile, just ahead of the British monarch is Johann II of Liechtenstein, who ruled from 1858 and 1929.
This is followed by Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
King Bhumibol reigned from 1946 until his death in October 2016 and was the world's longest living reigning monarch before the Queen.
Holding on to the top spot is Louis XIV of France, with an impressive 72-year and 110-day reign.
Known as Louis the Great, the French monarch became King at the age of four following the death of his father Louis XIII, and ruled from 14 May 1643 to 1 September 1715.
The Queen, 94, has been seen riding at Windsor throughout lockdown and celebrated both her actual and official birthdays, as well as the Duke of Edinburgh turning 99.
The Queen said of the global Covid-19 pandemic: 'While we have faced challenges before, this one is different.'
She also delivered two rare televised addresses to the nation just weeks apart during lockdown, reassuring the country that the virus would be overcome, telling those in isolation: 'We will meet again.'
In another speech to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, she told how the message at the end of the war in Europe was 'never give up, never despair'.
NOVEMBER 24, 1992: The Queen delivering her speech after a Guildhall luncheon to mark the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne
MAY 17, 2011: Her Majesty (second right) with Irish President Mary McAleese (second left) after arriving at Aras an Uachtarain (The Irish President's official residence) in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland, as Dr Martin McAleese (far left) and The Duke of Edinburgh (far right) look on
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015: The Queen pictured in 2015, on the day she became longest reigning monarch
APRIL 21, 2016: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh riding an open top Range Rover in Windsor, Berkshire, as she celebrates her 90th birthday
MAY 29, 2019: The Queen meeting guests during a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in London
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