(FILES) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II vis

(FILES) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visits a group of local school children in Virginia's State Capitol building, inside the old Senate chamber in Richmond, Virginia, United States, 03 May 2007. Queen Elizabeth II was set Thursday 20 December 2007, to become the oldest monarch, overtaking her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria amid signs the royal family is preparing for life after 81-year-old "Lillibet". Victoria died in 1901 aged 81 years and 243 days, and Elizabeth will mark passing the milestone with neither pomp nor ceremony, spending the day as usual with her husband of 60 years, Prince Philip. AFP PHOTO/MATTHEW CAVANAUGH/POOL/FILES (Photo credit should read MATTHEW CAVANAUGH/AFP via Getty Images)