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NEWTONGRANGE, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Queen Elizabeth II arrives to greets well-wishers before she unveils a commemorative plaque at Newtongrange railway station on board the steam locomotive 'Union of South Africa' on the day she becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch on September 09, 2015 in Newtongrange, Scotland. Today, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria's record by one day. The Queen has reigned for a total of 63 years and 217 days. Accompanied by her husband and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon she will officially open the new Scottish Border's Railway which runs from the capital to Tweedbank. (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

NEWTONGRANGE, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 09:  Queen Elizabeth II arrives to greets well-wishers before she unveils a commemorative plaque at Newtongrange railway station on board the steam locomotive 'Union of South Africa' on the day she becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch on September 09, 2015 in Newtongrange, Scotland. Today, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria's record by one day. The Queen has reigned for a total of 63 years and 217 days. Accompanied by her husband and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon she will officially open the new Scottish Border's Railway which runs from the capital to Tweedbank.  (Photo by Andrew Milligan - WPA Pool/Getty Images)