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Nearing milestone, Queen Elizabeth shows no sign of stepping aside Published: 10:53 GMT, 19 August 2015 | Updated: 10:53 GMT, 19 August 2015
[size=1.2em]By Michael Holden
[size=1.2em]LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - After 63 years on the throne,Queen Elizabeth next month becomes Britain's longest-rulingmonarch but there is little prospect of her stepping aside, asother ageing European crowned heads have done, in favour of herson, Charles.
[size=1.2em]Those close to Elizabeth - who on Sept. 9 takes thelong-service record from her great-great-grandmother QueenVictoria - say the 89-year-old has no intention of succumbing tothe European fashion for abdication.
[size=1.2em]That means Prince Charles, 66, already a record-holderhimself as Britain's longest-serving heir apparent, will have towait longer still until he becomes king.
[size=1.2em]"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it belong or short, shall be devoted to your service and the serviceof our great imperial family," Elizabeth said in a 21st birthdaybroadcast to the nation in 1947.
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The original royal wedding: The Queen's majestic 1947 nuptials to Philip are brought to life in spectacular colour scenes for Netflix drama The Crown
By Phoebe Jackson-edwards For Mailonline
Published: 16:21 GMT, 19 August 2015 | Updated: 19:17 GMT, 19 August 2015
It was viewed by 2,000 invited guests and broadcast to millions across the world, and now Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's wedding day has been re-enacted for a Netflix drama.
Extras gathered wearing 1940s garments as the streets of Ely in Cambridgeshire were brought to a standstill as the royal event from November 20, 1947, was acted out today for new show The Crown, starring Wolf Hall actress Claire Foy and former Doctor Who Matt Smith.
From a replica Irish State Coach to pretend newspaper photographers, every detail - including a copy of the Norman Hartnell-designed dress, a duchesse satin bridal gown with motifs of star lilies and orange blossoms - had been arranged to make the occasion look as authentic as possible.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femai ... .html#ixzz3jLtDAqa1
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