It has been 60 years since the Queen became the monarch of
the United Kingdom and the British Empire (now the Commonwealth Realms). She is
the second longest reigning monarch in British history and the 56th
longest reigning monarch of all time (with verifiable dates). A lot has changed
over the past 60 years, the Empire is long gone and a referendum in Jamaica
will likely see it become a republic, whittling down the Commonwealth Realms to
just 15 nations. To mark her Diamond Jubilee, celebrations were held all across
the Commonwealth with the biggest celebration taking place in London. Here the
Thames River saw the largest flotilla of boats since the 17th
century and the Queen also attended a concert. Last month she also became the
first monarch to attend a meeting of the cabinet since 1781 and had 169,000 km2
of land in British Antarctic Territory named Queen Elizabeth Land in her
honour.
Although the monarchy will certainly remain in the UK as
long as the Queen remains on the throne, when she dies its future will become
uncertain. Will we still have a monarchy in 2112? Only time will tell.
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| The Queen Attending the Flotilla source: mirror.co.uk |
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