The Queen is just 19 days away from becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history, overtaking great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
According to Royal Central s calculations, The Queen will overtake Queen Victoria on 9th September at 4.18pm.
Reliable records show Queen Victorias reign spanning from 2.12am on 20th June 1837 to 6.30pm on 22nd January 1901, a total of23,226 days, 16 hours, 18 minutes!
The time of Queen Elizabeths accession however is slightly more obscure to calculate, as George VI had died in his sleep. Best estimates suggest he died around midnight on 6th February 1952.
Palace officials have been keen to stress that the momentous date will pass without celebration for The Queen, with official plans being made to focus efforts on Her Majestys 90th birthday instead next year.
Despite this, an official appearance will be made by The Queen on the day of the record being broken as she and the Duke of Edinburgh board a steam train fromEdinburgh Waverley Station in Scotland to Newtongrange and thenTweedbankas part of the trains historic journeyalong the longest domestic railway to be built in the UK in over one hundred years. The Queen will be joined by the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeonamong other officials.
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Kind of cool that this will happen in our lifetimes 
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