Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth II

Completing 63 years spent on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning Monarch of UK. She however still ranks 48th on global count.  She herself claims to be a beneficiary of a long life. The event was celebrated publicly in Scotland and other parts of UK.

Sir Lionel Luckhoo being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II - c.1969

                               

2013: John Agard was presented a Gold Medal for Poetry by The Queen of England.

                               

Queen Elizabeth surpass Queen Victoria

pics of the Knighthood of Luckhoo ....... to the Gold award of John Agard :

Both from GUYANA !

44 years apart by the same Elizabeth !  8)

Commissioned in 1887 to mark the Golden Jubilee, this Queen Victoria statue was unveiled in 1894

outside the law courts in Georgetown, Guyana.

More than half a century later, in 1954, the statue was dynamited in an act of anti-colonial protest :

and its head and left hand were blown off.  :-[

                             

Removal of Queen Victoria statue on official recognition of Guyana as a republic, c.1970

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In fact I told you that [size=12pt]Queen Victoria's statue is back in its original position ... in front of the High Court !![/i]
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Yeah it was repaired and reinstalled back in 1990 : Hoyte Govt. I think !

                                             

Oh beautiful Guyana ! click on full screen
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PPP asked for a boycott of this Visit  ::LOL::

Whappen ?? No one has anything to post On the REIGN ??

even the name of my fave TV sitcom