In February 2022, the UK will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, marking the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne and becoming Head of the Commonwealth.

Only 0.15% of the UK population are older than the Queen (approximately 100,000 people) and for around 85% of the UK population she’s the only Head of State they have ever known.

In this research, we compare the longevity of the Queen andThe Royal Family with that of the general UK population. We also compare with another preeminent family of the twentieth century, sometimes feted as ‘US royalty’ – The Kennedys.

We found that:

• Someone born into the Royal Family could expect to live 26% longer than someone in the general public.
• However, this gap has been closing over the past years in line with general improvements to life expectancy.
• The Kennedys, on the other hand, generally live shorter lives than the public.