She has lived longer than any of her predecessors, seen a dozen prime ministers come and go, and presided over six decades of British history — from war with Germany to the death of Princess Diana to the terror attacks on London.

Mick Jagger "could be a eunuch", one half of Grace Kelly’s face was "like a bull calf" and Elizabeth Taylor was vulgar and unladylike.

Already one of the most famous babies in the world, the first child of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate faces a life in the spotlight like no previous royal, severely testing the couple’s desire to give their offspring a “normal” life.

PRINCE WILLIAM and Kate Middleton have sparked a “new generation revival” of the monarchy and could end up replacing celebrities like the Beckhams, according to one royal historian.