The official photograph released today shows the Queen with her official red box, containing the day’s policy papers, cabinet documents, Foreign Office papers and other letters
Today at 5.30pm BST, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in 1,000 years of British history. She has been on the throne for 63 years and 216 days, since February 6 1952, when her father, George VI, died in his sleep.
The Queen has therefore overtaken her grea-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who reigned for 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes.
Click on the photo to hear Her Majesty speak in the Scottish Borders today
