On Wednesday, the Queen becomes the longest serving monarch, overtaking Queen Victoria’s now paltry-seeming effort of 63 years, seven months and two days. Over the course of her reign, she has outlasted the Soviet Union, the presidency of Cuba’s Fidel Castro and - at the current count - twelve British prime ministers. The current PM, David Cameron, wasn’t born when Elizabeth took to the throne.
Over the course of this time, the Queen has also met, or at least waved at, plenty of her subjects. The Queen has headed off on many official royal visits, opened railway stations and bridges, and visited many religious and community centres. In the process, she has consumed many cups of tea.
Given the exhaustive nature of her duties over the decades, we suspect the Queen may have met some of you along the way. Have you met the Queen? If so, we want to hear your stories and see your photographs. Perhaps you are one of the hundreds of thousands who have attended one of her regular garden or luncheon parties at Buckingham Palace. Maybe she came to your area, to open a bit of infrastructure or visit a local site of historic interest. Or perhaps you met the Queen quite by accident, unaware that she was due to be in your town or village that day.
Whatever your story, we want to hear it. We’ll include the best of your stories in our coverage of the Queen’s impressive landmark.
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