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Elizabeth, the current Queen of England, is the second-longest verified, reigning monarch of all time. She has a little less than 2 years to beat the record set by the French monarch Louis the XIV, the Sun King .

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Fun Fact: Elizabeth, the current Queen of England, is the second-longest verified, reigning monarch of all time. She has a little less than 2 years to beat the record set by the French monarch Louis the XIV, the “Sun King”.

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