Elizabeth II comes from the Windsor dynasty.He is the head of the British Commonwealth and, in addition to the United Kingdom, the queen of fifteen independent states: Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Jamaica. He is also the head of the Anglican Church and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Great Britain. In Scotland (due to a personal union), the queen continues to perform certain state duties as a guarantor of the Church of Scotland, and also represents the head of state at the opening of the sessions of the Parliament of Scotland [6] and authorizes the signing of the laws of Scotland through "royal sanction" [7].Elizabeth II - the oldest British (English) monarch in history [8]. She is currently the record holder for the time spent on the British throne [9] [10].Since October 13, 2016 after the death of the King of Thailand, Phumipon Adulyadej, is the most long-standing head of state on the planet [11].He is the oldest among women in the world - the acting heads of state, and in Europe - the oldest acting head of state.He is the most long-standing head of state (among women) in world history.He is the second oldest acting head of state in the world after the president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe [12].Since January 23, 2015 is the oldest active monarch in the world, after the death of the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah ibn Abdul-Aziz Al Saud [13].