This leads to Dublin being 4 Â°C warmer than Seattle on the west coast of America, in spite of Dublin being further north by 6Â° and both cities having a marine climate. The prevailing wind blows from the southwest, breaking on the high mountains of the west coast.
Queen Elizabeth II is now the world's longest-reigning monarch, following the death of Thailandâs King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday. The Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth has reigned for 64 years since the death of her father on Feb. 6, 1952 and is now the world's longest reigning monarch, the BBC reports.
List of longest-reigning monarchs. This is a list of the longest-reigning monarchs of all time, detailing monarchs and lifelong leaders who reigned for more than 50 years, sorted by length of reign. 1  Currently reigning monarchs are highlighted. 2  Note: the abbreviation (HRE) indicates a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire.