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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the world’s oldest-serving royal Who is also the longest-serving British royal
A
Queen Victoria
B
Queen Elizabeth II
C
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
D
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch, reigned from 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -On September 9th 2015, the late Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-lived British monarch, having previously surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria, in 2007.

Detailed explanation-3: -Japan, considered a constitutional monarchy under the Imperial House of Japan, is traditionally said to have originated with the mythical Emperor Jimmu. The first verifiable historiographical evidence begins with Emperor Kinmei in the 6th century. It is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world.

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