The Queen holds six Guinness World Records – including one for being the world’s oldest reigning monarch
THE Queen holds a whopping six Guinness World Records - including being the oldest reigning monarch.
The Queen, who recently celebrated her 94th birthday, has added to her collection of world records throughout her reign.
She currently holds the title for the , the , and the .
She also simultaneously holds the record for being the , the , and the .
In 2007 she became the record holder for oldest British Queen, after she surpassed her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria’s, record of 81 years and 244 days.
The following year she took the title of oldest British monarch, after surpassing King George III’s record of 82 years.
The Queen's Guiness World Records
- Most currencies featuring the same individual
- Longest reigning monarch (living)
- Longest reigning Queen
- Oldest current monarch
- Oldest Queen, British
- Wealthiest Queen
In 2015 The Queen took another record from Queen Victoria, exceeding her reign to become the longest reigning Queen.
At the time the Queen said the title was “not one to which I have ever aspired”.
Queen Victoria had sat on the throne for 63 years, seven months and three days when she died on January 22 1901.
The Queen celebrated 68 years on the throne this year, after being crowned on February 6 1952.
But the Queen only took the title of longest reigning living monarch a year later, after the previous postholder, King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand, died in 2016.
And as her likeness appears on the money of at least 45 different countries, she also holds the title for most currencies featuring the same individual.
In 2012 she was awarded the record for the wealthiest Queen, after Sunday Times estimated her personal wealth was £310 million.
Most read in Fabulous
Plus we recently shared the Queen’s favourite pancake recipe - and it’s surprisingly easy.
In more royal news, the Queen sneaked out of Buckingham Palace as a teen to dance the conga on VE Day – and saw couples having sex in public.
And former royal chef shows how to make the Queen’s favourite scones – and she always puts jam on first.