April 21 - Elizabeth II's Birthday

Elizabeth II (full name - Elizabeth Alexandra Maria) is the Queen of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth realms from the Windsor dynasty. At the time of her death, she was the monarch in fourteen independent states besides Great Britain. During her life, she was the queen of 17 other states, which subsequently abandoned the monarchy.

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We have prepared interesting facts about Elizabeth II for you.

👑She is the longest reigning monarch in history.

👭Elizabeth and her sister threw an incognito party on the streets of London to celebrate the end of World War II.

👫Technically , Elizabeth and her husband Philip were second cousins . Elizabeth is related to Queen Victoria on her father's side, and Philip is related to Queen Victoria on her mother's side. They were married for 73 years until his death on April 9, 2021.

🤝During her 70-year reign, she met with 15 prime ministers of Great Britain. She has also seen 14 different US presidents.

🐾She has had more than 30 corgis in her life

🦢She owned all the swans and dolphins swimming in the waters of Great Britain.

💰Queen Elizabeth was rich, but she was not the richest person in Great Britain.

🏦Queens don't have to pay taxes, but Elizabeth has been paying anyway since 1993.

✉️She sent a message to the moon.
On the eve of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, dozens of world leaders were invited to write a "message of goodwill", which was recorded on a small silicon disk. According to NASA, this disk is still on the surface of the moon.

💅It is reported that she has been wearing the same nail polish since 1989, and it is surprisingly cheap (classic pale pink Ballet Slipper polish from Essie for $ 7).

🤫She did not have a passport and driver's license. She didn't need him.

👜She used her purse to send secret signals to her employees.

😅One day she touched a group of tourists who did not recognize her.
One of her former guards said that one day a group of tourists at the Balmoral Estate did not recognize the monarch.
The group asked Elizabeth if they had ever met the Queen.
"No," Elizabeth replied. Then she pointed to the nearest policeman and said: "But he is."

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