The best of the internet’s reactions to the Queen making history
As of yesterday Queen Elizabeth II became Britain’s longest reigning monarch. She beat Queen Victoria to the title who held the record at 63 years, 7 months, 2 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes.
Elizabeth, 89, has said that this achievement was not something she “had ever aspired to”.
She opened a new railway line in Scotland yesterday and only mentioned the honour briefly in her speech as she thanked the crowd for welcoming her.
Meanwhile, internet users had much more time to spend marking the historic occasion. As usual, they gave their very best reactions.
There was many Game of Thrones references, some of which were executed perfectly:
Well played Elizabeth of House Windsor, mother of corgis, wearer of pastels, keeper of the Iron Throne.#longestreign pic.twitter.com/aMYSU3xNII
— Michael Frost (@michaelfrost6) September 9, 2015
Winter may be coming, but Queen Elizabeth II is still going strong. #LongestReign pic.twitter.com/NBNoSoNkhC
— Jon Snow (@LordSnow) September 9, 2015
They gave us a quick rundown of her schedule for the week:
To do this week: 1) open a train line 2) bollock the PM 3) order more gin 4) become the longest serving monarch in British history #Busy
— Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) September 6, 2015
There was also one or two dodgy puns, because of course:
#QueenElizabeth loves to make a cup of tea, because when she's not reigning, she's pouring. #longestreign #longestreigningmonarch #HM
— Neil Smith (@neilrsmith) September 9, 2015
Of course the corgis then had to do something to mark their owners big day. Mashable hosted a tea party for the furry royals
