betiko wrote:Honestly, who cares if Harry wants to take some independence ?
He was born knowing that he will be raised to become a fifth wheel for the throne... his father prepared all his life for a job, now in his 70s and he still hasn’t started. By the way, could Elisabeth 2 be the longest lasting monarch of all time?
I know that Ramses 2 started in his 20s and died in his early 90s, which is absolutely crazy.
Louis XIV here in France started when he was 8 and died when he was 80 something, but not sure the first years are counted as his mum was the regent
Liz is currently #6 on the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs
Her retirement in 18 months is already planned, at which point she will be #4. I think that passing Kaiser Franz Josef was one of her quiet goals.
Louis' record as #1 is safe. Ramesses isn't on the list because the exact dates are unknown and the list only includes those with exact dates known. The best estimates put Ramesses II at somewhere between 65 and 66 years, which would put him in the Top 10 but not the Top 5.