The Queen has become Britain's longest-reigning Monarch and she has said the milestone is not one to which she has ever aspired.
Although she said she didn't want a fuss the cheering crowds were out in force on the day Elizabeth II overtakes Queen Victoria to reign for more than 63 years 216 days.
The 89-year-old Queen marked the day with a usual attitude opening the new Scottish Borders Railway by taking a train with Philip and Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon from Edinburgh Waverley to the Borders towns.
