Queen Elizabeth II

IBTimes UK presents a video montage looking back on the Queen's 63 years on the throne.

She is a distant, somewhat illusory, figure. So how does one play the Queen?

Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest reigning British monarch in history on 9 September.

IBTimes UK speaks to the republican movement as the Queen becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch.

Archive footage shows moment Queen Elizabeth II met Marilyn Monroe in London.

Elizabeth Windsor set to become longest-reigning British monarch in history on 9 September 2015.

Queen Elizabeth II will become Britain's longest reigning monarch on Wednesday 9 September.

Sacred, magical and enchanted: These are the qualities that will ensure the longevity of the British monarchy.

We raced from a time of discretion and debs' balls to a world of Facebook and Made in Chelsea at breakneck speed.

Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning British monarch on record on 9 September.

Watch vintage video footage of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

Royal baby Princess Charlotte, Kate Middleton's daughter, is set to bring a huge uplift to the British economy.

Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest-reigning monarch in British history on Wednesday 9 September.

Piece of cake is sold almost 68 years after Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were married.

Commemorative £20 coin is designed to show Elizabeth from five different portraits at various points throughout her 63-year-reign.

EXCLUSIVE: Republic CEO tells IBTimes UK that Corbyn could provide strong voice against UK monarchy.

Accounts posted online for the year ending March 2014 show record profits from Duchy.

The Queen accompanied by Prince Philip visited the concentration camp before returning to London.

Queen Elizabeth II has arrived in Germany along with Prince Philip as part of a three-day tour of the country.

Windsor Castle will be the royal residence during the maintenance work.

Current Scottish National Party leadership said to be reversing agreement.

Rise in number of 'hit-and-run' cases to 13,483 in 2014 partly due to legal loophole, say campaigners.

The annual ceremony will commemorate the monarch's official birthday with an RAF display

British import The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time also won five awards.

BBC says tweet was sent accidentally during an 'obituary dress rehearsal'.

Horse-drawn carriages, gilded throne, diamond-studded crown and antiquated rituals at the State Opening of Parliament.

Queen Elizabeth warmly greets grandson at annual gardening show in London.

Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh will see memorials at site including one dedicated to Anne Frank.

Monarch visited the duke and duchess' second child in the days after her birth on 2 May.

Under Britain's unwritten constitution, the Royal Family must remain neutral.