Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning Monarch in British history 👑 Today marks 70 years on the Throne! Her Majesty ascended the Throne after the death of her father, King George VI, who died on February 6, 1952. Queen Elizabeth II stayed true to her speech she gave on her 21st birthday on April 21, 1947, “I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.” One of my favorite speeches when Her Majesty ascended the Throne was on February 7, 1952 by PM Winston Churchill (if your a fan of @TheCrownNetflix , part of the speech was in Season 1 Episode 2) “Famous have been the reigns of our queens. Some of the greatest periods in our history have unfolded under their sceptre. Now that we have the second Queen Elizabeth, also ascending the Throne in her twenty-sixth year, our thoughts are carried back nearly four hundred years to the magnificent figure who presided over and, in many ways, embodied and inspired the grandeur and genius of the Elizabethan age. Queen Elizabeth II, like her predecessor, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the Crown. “ tranquil glories of the Victorian era, may well feel a thrill in invoking once more the prayer and the anthem, "God save the Queen!" The book featured is by @royalcollectiontrust which serves as the official souvenir publication to celebrate the PlatinumJubilee of Her Majesty Queen. QueenElizabethII