When Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 on Thursday, she was Britain's longest-serving monarch, having reigned for 70 years.
There are many world records held by Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Victoria, Elizabeth II's great, great grandmother, ruled for more than 63 years and lived to be 81 years old, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history.
She was the world's longest-reigning queen and the second longest-reigning monarch after King Louis XIV of France, who reigned for more than 72 years.
The long reign of the queen made Prince Philip, her husband, Britain's longest-serving consort and her son, King Charles III.
Queen Elizabeth II is the holder of the record for the most countries to be Head of State at the same time.
The queen has the record for the most currencies featuring the same individual, with her image appearing on at least 33 of them.
The queen is the only person to have opened both the Montreal 1976 Games and the London 2012 Games in the same year.
The world's largest private art collection was owned by the queen. The vast majority of this collection was owned by the Crown, the broader institution of the monarchy, unlike the queen who owned a small portion. The crown estate oversees the monarchy's assets and they are worth billions. According to Forbes, the queen has a net worth of $500 million thanks to her investments, art, jewels and real estate.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday afternoon. Changes to government, funeral arrangements and a period of national mourning began after her son and heir, King Charles III, took over the throne. After the queen's state funeral, the king has declared a period of mourning. After the funeral, national mourning will last for at least ten days. Government business and cultural and sporting events are scaled back during the mourning period. On Friday, Charles is expected to speak.
During the years of the queen's reign, jubilees were used as launching pads for people to try and break world records. Sailors set a record for the largest parade of boats after hundreds sailed down the river. As part of Malaysia Day celebrations, this record was beat. A group of people tried to break a world record for the largest picnic.
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