Queen,who has served 63 years and 216 days on throne, will officially break record at 5.30pm. Follow the day’s events here 11.49am BSTThe BT Tower in central London is currently scrolling the message “Long May She Reign”. 11.45am BSTSir Gerald Howarth is main backbench tributes. He says the Queen is the “embodiment of duty.
Sir Gerald Kaufman says she leads the country in a way no president could conceivably conclude because she is neutral and beyond politics. “She makes it possible for us to have a stable democratic government.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com