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Contents
Early years.......................................................................................................... Page 7
The Queens first home........................................................................................... Page 9
Never went to school .........................................................................................Page 11
A Royal romance....................................................................................................Page 15
Married in Westminster Abbey...............................................................................Page 19
Engagement ring.....................................................................................................Page 18
The wedding ......................................................................................................Page 19
Eight bridesmaids...................................................................................................Page 20
The Queen's wedding dress .............................................................................. Page 22

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Wedding gifts........................................................................................................ Page 22
Honeymoon........................................................................................................... Page.26
The Coronation.......................................................................................................Page 30
The Queens children.............................................................................................. Page 31
Christmas message & Queen's speeches.............................................................. Page 35
Interest and hobbies............................................................................................... Page 38
The Queen's horses.................................................................................................Page 39
Gillies' Balls............................................................................................................Page 41
Driving / passport .................................................................................................. Page 42
How to greet the Queen...........................................................................................Page 42
Fashion................................................................................................................Page 44
Birthdays.................................................................................................................Page 50
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Countries visited....................................................................................................Page 53
Five astronauts at Buckingham Palace...................................................................Page 55
Properly trained to change a spark plug.................................................................Page 55.
Golden Jubilee in 2002...........................................................................................Page 56
The royal fishes......................................................................................................Page 59.
Dorgies, a new breed of dog..................................................................................Page 59
Dont feed the corgis whisky.................................................................................Page 60
Nine Royal thrones..................................................................................................Page 61
Unusual live gifts....................................................................................................Page.63

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What the Queen eats for breakfast.........................................................................Page 64
Her Majesty's official YouTube Channel................................................................Page 65
Crawfie....................................................................................................................Page 66
Six Archbishops of Canterbury...............................................................................Page 67
Six Popes..................................................................................................... ......Page 68
The Royal Train......................................................................................................Page 69
A Gunners fan................................................................................................ .......Page 70
Wimbledon..............................................................................................................Page 71
Royal Variety performances....................................................................................Page 72
100,000 apiece for the Diamond Jubilee..............................................................Page..73
Is the Queen a binge drinker ?.................................................................................Page 73
Hurling shoes, threats and sporting equipment.......................................................Page 74
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Trooping the Colour.............................................................................................Page 75
What gives the Queen the giggles?......................................................................Page 75
The Royal Collection...........................................................................................Page 78
Garden parties......................................................................................................Page 79
Windsor Castle after a fire...................................................................................Page 81
The Queen's racing colours.................................................................................Page 83
Godchildren.........................................................................................................Page 84
The Queen's official visits...................................................................................Page 85
12 Prime Ministers. ................................................................................... Page 88
Opening Parliament ........................................................................................Page 92
Pope Visits...........................................................................................................Page 93
Honours and Awards............................................................................................Page 94
First Investiture....................................................................................................Page 97
90,00 Christmas puddings.................................................................................. Page 98
Royal Yacht Britannia..........................................................................................Page 99
Unusual Live gifts................................................................................................Page 101
Commonwealth tours...........................................................................................Page 102
Historic visit to the Republic of Ireland...............................................................Page 105
Inward State Visits................................................................................................Page 106
56 Royal Maundy services in 43 Cathedrals........................................................Page 107
Christmas Broadcasts...........................................................................................Page109
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Silver Jubilee year...................................................................................................Page 112
Married for 64 years................................................................................................Page 115
Amazing facts from the 50th Anniversary...............................................................Page 119
The Queen's Coronation service..............................................................................Page 126
The St. Edward's Crown, made in 1661..................................................................Page 142
Camped for two days along the route......................................................................Page 148
Imperial State Crown...............................................................................................Page 149.
The smiling Queen Salote of Tonga ....................................................................Page 151
Coronataion Chicken................................................................................................Page 154
More amazing facts .................................................................................................Page 157
The Queen secret signals with her handbag.............................................................Page 158
Secret world behind the Palace doors.......................................................................Page 159
The Queen has wept in public...................................................................................Page 160
The Queen goes underground...................................................................................Page 161
A security guard denied her entry..............................................................................Page 162
An Intruder into the Queens bedroom .................................................................Page 164
All Ive got is a talking hat !.....................................................................................Page 165
IRA bomb..................................................................................................................Page 166
Do you like football? ...........................................................................................Page 167
In Pantomimes .....................................................................................................Page 169
How the Mornings are spent....................................................................................Page 171

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The Queen Crawls on the Floor...............................................................................Page 172
Around the Globe....................................................................................................Pager 175
Billy Bass singing fish............................................................................................Page 176
The Queen and Kate Middletons precious relationship.........................................Page 177
Spotted at Annabels................................................................................................Page 212
Tell Prince Philip to shut up....................................................................................Page 213
Join us on facebook.................................................................................................Page 214
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Intriguing and Amazing Facts about the Queen
Early years
1.The Queen was born at 2.40am on 21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London.
Princess Elizabeth with members of the royal family
2. She was the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York, who later became King George
VI and Queen Elizabeth
The Duke and Duchess of York
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As King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
3.At the time she stood third in line of succession to the throne after Edward, Prince of Wales
(later King Edward VIII), and her father, The Duke of York. But it was not expected that her
father would become King, or that she would become Queen.
Edward, Prince of Wales
4. The Princess was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in the private chapel at
Buckingham Palace. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names are
those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and paternal grandmother,
Queen Mary.
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The Christening
5. The Princess's early years were spent at 145 Piccadilly, the London house taken by her
parents shortly after her birth,
145, Picadilly.
The Drawing Room
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With Nanny
At 2 years old
Riding a tricycle
6. When she was six years old,her parents took over Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park
as their own country home
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Royal Lodge Windsor
7.Princess Elizabeth was educated at home with Princess Margaret, her younger sister
Princess Elizabeth with Princess Margaret.
She received tuition from her father,
With her father,King George V
as well as sessions with Henry Marten, the Vice-Provost of Eton.
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Eton College
She was also instructed in religion by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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9. Princess Elizabeth also learned French from a number of French and Belgian governesses.
It is a skill which has stood The Queen in good stead, as she often has cause to use it when
speaking to ambassadors and heads of state from French-speaking countries, and when
visiting French-speaking areas of Canada.
In Canada
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Princess Elizabeth enrolled as a Girl Guide when she was eleven,
As a Girl Guide
and later became a Sea Ranger.
As a Sea Ranger.
11. In 1940, at the height of the Blitz, the young Princesses were moved for their safety to
Windsor Castle, where they spent most of the war years.
Windsor Castle
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A Royal romance
12. The Queen is the first British monarch to have celebrated a Diamond Wedding
Anniversary.
13.Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip first met when they attended the wedding of
Prince Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece to The Duke of Kent, who was an
uncle of Princess Elizabeth, in 1934.
Princess Marina of Greece
14.The engagement between Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten RN
was announced on the 9th July, 1947.
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Prince Philip
Prince Philip was born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.
Young Philip
On his bicycle
He joined the Royal Navy in 1939 and after the war, in February 1947, became
a naturalised British subject.
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Prince Philip was required to choose a surname in order to
continue his career in the Royal Navy,
and adopted Mountbatten, the name of his mother's
British relatives.
Louis Mountbatten of Burma
He was created "Duke of Edinburgh" by King George VI on marriage.
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15.The platinum and diamond engagement ring was made by the jewellers, Philip Antrobus Ltd,
using diamonds from a tiara belonging to Prince Philip's mother.
The diamond engagement ring
using diamonds from a tiara belonging to Prince Philip's mother.
Prince Philip's mother.
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16 .Prince Philip had two stag parties the night before the wedding - the first at the Dorchester
The Dorchester
to which the press were invited and the second with his closest friends at the Belfry Club.
The Belfry Club.
The Wedding
17.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were married in Westminster Abbey on the 20th
November, 1947 at 11.30am with 2000 invited guests.
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18.The eight bridesmaids were: HRH The Princess Margaret, HRH Princess Alexandra of
Kent, Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Lady Mary Cambridge, Lady Elizabeth
Lambart, The Hon. Pamela Mountbatten, The Hon. Margaret Elphinstone, The Hon. Diana
Bowes-Lyon.
With six Bridesmaids
With eight Bridesmaids
19.There were two pages: HRH Prince William of Gloucester (aged 5) and HRH Prince
Michael of Kent (aged 5).
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Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent
20.The Queen's wedding dress was designed by Sir Norman Hartnell.
Norman Hartnell submitted designs for the dress in August 1947.
21.The fabric for the dress was woven at Winterthur Silks Limited, Dunfermline, in the
Canmore factory, using silk that had come from Chinese silkworms at Lullingstone Castle.
Lullingstone Castle.
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22..The Queen's Bridal Veil was made of tulle and held by a tiara of diamonds. This tiara
(which can also be worn as a necklace) was made for Queen Mary in 1919. It is made
from re-used diamonds taken from a necklace/tiara purchased by Queen Victoria from
Collingwood and Co and a wedding present for Queen Mary in 1893. In August, 1936,
Queen Mary gave the tiara to Queen Elizabeth from whom it was borrowed by Princess
Elizabeth for her wedding in 1947.
23.The grave of the Unknown Warrior was the only stone that was not covered by the
special carpet in the Abbey. The day after the wedding, Princess Elizabeth followed a
Royal tradition started by her mother, of sending her wedding bouquet back to the
Abbey to be laid on this grave.
The Grave of the Unknown Warrior
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24.The Queen's wedding dress was made from a nugget of Welsh gold which came from
the Clogau St David's mine near Dolgellau.
gold nugget
25.Around 10,000 telegrams of congratulations were received at Buckingham Palace
and the Royal couple received over 2,500 wedding presents from well-wishers around
the world.
The dorset bow brooch
26.As well as jewellery from their close relatives, including the King and Queen,
From the King and Queen

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From the King and Queen .The Halo Tiara
The couple received many useful items for the kitchen and home, including salt cellars from
the Queen, a bookcase from Queen Mary, and a picnic case from Princess Margaret.
From Princess Margaret.
A generous gift fron the RAF and the WAAF
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Tins of food
Decorated glass
pens
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27.The "wedding breakfast" (lunch) was held after the marriage ceremony at Westminster
Abbey in the Ball Supper-room at Buckingham Palace. The menu was Filet de Sole
Mountbatten, Perdreau en Casserole, Bombe Glacee Princess Elizabeth.
The Ball Supper-room at Buckingham Palace.
Honeymoon
28.The couple departed Waterloo station with the Princess's corgi, Susan, for their
honeymoon.
29.The newlyweds spent their wedding night at Broadlands in Hampshire, home of
Prince Philip's uncle Earl Mountbatten. The second part of the honeymoon was spent
at Birkhall on the Balmoral Estate
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Broadlands
Birkhall
Homes
30.Early in 1948 the couple leased their first marital home, Windlesham Moor, in Surrey,
near Windsor Castle,
Windlesham Moor
where they stayed until they moved to Clarence House on 4th July 1949.
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Clarence House
Naval Career
31.After marrying Princess Elizabeth, The Duke of Edinburgh continued his naval career,
reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Commander in command of the frigate HMS Magpie.
frigate HMS Magpie.
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32.Although he was The Queen's husband, The Duke of Edinburgh was not crowned or
anointed at the Coronation ceremony in 1953. He was the first subject to pay Homage to
Her Majesty, and kiss the newly crowned Queen by stating "I, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
do become your liege man of life and limb, and of earthly worship; and faith and truth I
will bear unto you, to live and die, against all manner of folks. So help me God."
Prince Philip paying homage
33.Prince Philip has accompanied The Queen on all her Commonwealth tours and State
visits, as well as on public engagements in all parts of the UK. The first of these was the
Coronation tour of the Commonwealth from November 1953 to May 1954, when the couple
visited Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Cocos Islands,
Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Libya, Malta and Gibraltar, travelling a distance of 43,618 miles.
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The Coronation
34. The Coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. It was a solemn
ceremony conducted by Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury.
35. The Coronation was followed by drives through every part of London, a review of
the fleet at Spithead, and visits to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Reviewing the fleet at Spithead
36.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have four children: Prince Charles, The
Prince of Wales (b. 1948), Princess Anne, The Princess Royal (b. 1950), Prince Andrew,
The Duke of York (b. 1960), and Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex (b. 1964).
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With the children
37.With the birth of Prince Andrew in 1960, The Queen became the first reigning
Sovereign to give birth to a child since Queen Victoria, whose youngest child,
Princess Beatrice, was born in 1857.
Prince Andrew
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Grandchildren
38.The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have eight grandchildren - Peter Phillips (b. 1977),
Peter Phillips .
Princess Anne's Son
Zara Phillips (b. 1981)
Princess Anne's daughter
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Prince William, Prince Charles's son (b. 1982),
Prince Harry
Prince Harry, Princes Charles's son (b. 1984),
Princess Beatrice Prince Andrew's Daughter (b. 1988),
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Princess Eugenie,Prince Andrew's Daughter (b. 1990),
Lady Louise Windsor,Prince Edwards daughter (b. 2003)
James, Viscount Severns,Prince Edwards son (b. 2007)
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The Queen has one great-grandchild Savannah (b. 2011)
Great-grandchild Savannah
The Queen's speeches
39. The Queen has delivered a Christmas message every year except in 1969, when she
decided the royals had been on TV enough after an unprecedented family documentary.
Her greeting took the form of a written address.
40. In her 1991 message, the Queen silenced rumours of abdication as she pledged
to continue to serve.
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1991 message
41. The Queen issued a writ against The Sun newspaper after it published the full text
of her 1992 broadcast two days before transmission. She later accepted an apology and
a 200,000 donation to charity.
1992 broadcast
42. The Queen's grandfather, King George V,delivered the first royal Christmas
broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham in 1932.
King George V
43. George V was at first unsure about using the relatively untried medium of the wireless,
but eventually agreed.
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44. There was no Christmas broadcast in 1936 or 1938, and it was the outbreak of the
Second World War in 1939 that firmly established the tradition.
45. Last year the Queen delivered her address from Hampton Court Palace - the first time
the historic building had been used.
Hampton Court
46 The speech is written by the Queen and each has a strong religious framework,
reflects current issues and often draws on her own experiences.
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Interest and hobbies
Animals
48 An animal lover since childhood,
The Queen takes a keen and highly knowledgeable
interest in horses. As an owner and breeder of thoroughbreds, she often visits other race
meetings to watch her horses run, and also frequently attends equestrian events.
Watching a Race
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Royal Windsor Horse show
49.She attends the Derby at Epsom, one of the classic flat races in Britain
The Derby at Epsom with Princess Margaret
and the Summer Race Meeting at Ascot, which has been a Royal occasion since 1911.
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50. The Queen's horses won races at Royal Ascot on a number of occasions. There was
a notable double on 18 June 1954 when Landau won the Rous Memorial Stakes
Queen Elizabeth giving a horse a fond pat
and a stallion called Aureole won the Hardwicke Stakes,
Aureole
and in 1957 The Queen had four winners during Ascot week.
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Taking a keen interest
51. Other interests include walking in the countryside and working her Labradors,
which were bred at Sandringham.
The Labradors
52. A lesser known interest is Scottish country dancing. Each year during her stay at
Balmoral Castle, The Queen gives dances known as Gillies' Balls, for neighbours,
estate and Castle staff and members of the local community.
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53. The Queen is the only person in Britain who can drive without a licence or a
registration number on her car. And she doesn't have a passport.
54.The Queen is patron to more than 600 charities
To formally greet the Queen men should perform a neck bow (from the head only)
The Queen & Sir Winston Churchill
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Whilst women do a small curtsy.
Kate curtsying to the Queen
Madonna curtsying to the Queen
On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal
address is 'Your Majesty' and subsequently 'Ma'am'.
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Bow and Curtsy from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Fashion
56.Norman Hartnell who first worked for the then Princess Elizabeth in the 1940s,
Norman Hartnell
produced many of the finest evening dresses in Her Majestys wardrobe.
One of the Queens evening gowns
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A Norman Hartnell Design
Evening Gown ,Norman Hartnell
His signature style of the 1940s and 1950s was full-skirted dresses in sumptuous silks and
duchesse satins
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designed by Norman Harttnell
57. Hardy Amies began designing clothes for The Queen in the early 1950s and established
his name with the deceptive simplicity of his accomplished tailoring.
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Sir Edwin Hardy Amies was one of the Queens favourite designers
The portraits by Cecil Beaton released to mark Her Majestys birthday in 1969 the are
amongst the most memorable designs by Hardy Amies.
designed by Hardy Amies.Photo by Cecil Beaton
58.In the 1970s The Queen awarded her patronage to Ian Thomas, who was an assistant
designer to Norman Hartnell before setting up his own salon. Thomass flowing chiffon
dresses from the 1970s reflect the relaxed style of the decade. Maureen Rose of the same
house continued to design for Her Majesty after Ians death until the late 80s.
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Ian Thomas design
59. Between 1988 and 1996, Her Majestys dresses were designed by John Anderson.
His business partner Karl Ludwig Rehse took over the mantle after his death in 1988
and the Queen still wears his designs today.
John Anderson design
60. Stewart Parvin, the youngest of Her Majestys designers, trained at Edinburgh College
of Art. He began to design for The Queen in 2000 and continues to do so.
Stewart Parvin design

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61. Angela Kelly is Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to The Queen. Her role
includes designing for The Queen, which she has done since 2002.
Angela Kelly
Angela and her team try and use both old and new fabrics when designing.
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Some of the material they incorporate has been given to Her Majesty many years ago,
some dates from when she was Princess Elizabeth.
Birthdays
62. The Queen celebrates two birthdays each year: her actual birthday on 21 April and
her official birthday on a Saturday in June.
63. The Queen usually spends her actual birthday privately, but the occasion is marked
publicly by gun salutes in central London at midday: a 41 gun salute in Hyde Park,
a 21 gun salute in Windsor Great Park and a 62 gun salute at the Tower of London.
At the Tower of London.
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64. In 2006, Her Majesty celebrated her 80th Birthday in 2006 with a walkabout in the
streets outside of Windsor Castle to meet well-wishers.
Walkabout in Windsor
65. On her official birthday, Her Majesty is joined by other members of the Royal
Family at the spectacular Trooping the Colour parade
On the balcony at Buckingham Palace
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The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge
With Prince Philip
The Trooping of the colour moves between Buckingham
Palace, The Mall and Horseguards Parade.
Horseguards Parade.
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The Mall
66. Queen Elizabeth II is the fortieth monarch since William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror
67. She has visited Canada 23 times,
Australia 15 times,
Jamaica six times
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and New Zealand ten times
68. She has sent around 100,000 telegrams to centenarians in the UK and the Commonwealth
69. The Queen has launched 23 ships
Lanching a ship
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and met five astronauts at Buckingham Palace
With the Astronauts
70. She first flew in an aeroplane in July 1945
First flight
71. She is the only British monarch in history properly trained to change a spark plug
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72. On VE Day she and her sister slipped into the crowd to celebrate
73. She collected clothing coupons for her wedding dress
74. The Queen has a bank account at Coutts & Co. There is a Coutts cash-
dispensing machine in Buckingham Palace
75. The Queen celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002, including visiting 70
cities and towns around the UK
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In Manchester
Saying hello to a Corgi
76. Tony Blair was the first prime minister to be born during her reign,
77.The Queen has sat through 91 state banquets and posed for 139 official portraits
The Banqueting Room Buckingham Palace
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78. Technically The Queen still owns the sturgeons, whales and dolphins in the waters
around the UK which are recognised as 'Fishes Royal'. She also owns all wild 'mute'
swans living in open water.
79. The Queen introduced a new breed of dog known as the "dorgi",
when one of the corgis mated with a dachshund named Pipkin
80. The Queen is the first British monarch to see three of her children divorce
Andrew,Anne and Charles
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81. She demoted a footman for feeding her corgis whisky
The Queen has nine Royal thrones - One at the House of Lords,
House of Lords
Two at Westminster Abbey,
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Coronation chair Westminster Abbey
and six in the throne room at Buckingham Palace.
Throne room at Buckingham Palace
83. She is a Patron of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association. One of the
Queen's birds is called Sandringham Lightning
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84. There have been six Archbishops of Canterbury during the Queen's reign
Archbishop Rowan Willams with the Pope
85. The Queen is 5ft 4 inches or 160cm tall.
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86.On a state visit to Brazil in 1968, the Queen was given two sloths.
Two sloths.
The animal gifts she receives tend to be placed in zoos,
though a horse donated by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was housed in the
Royal Mews.
87. The Queen costs the public purse 36.2m each year, including 359,000 paid directly
by the Government to Prince Philip.
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88. Since 1952 the Queen has given royal assent to more than 3,500 Acts of Parliament.
On her way to Parliamant
89. Each morning, the Queen's breakfast table is laid out with cornflakes and porridge oats
in Tupperware containers, yoghurt and two kinds of marmalade light and dark.
90. Britain's monarchy is the most expensive in Europe, though the Netherlands isn't far
behind. Spain's royal family gets a comparatively meagre 7m allowance each year.
91.. The Queen is thought to be worth around 300m, making her the 257th richest
person in the UK.
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92.All 5,300 breeding pairs of mute swan in Britain are officially owned by the Queen.
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93.The Queen sent her first email in 1976 from an army base.
94.The top video on Her Majesty's official YouTube Channel is a clip of Prince William
and Kate leaving Buckingham Palace in an Aston Martin
95.At an official photocall marking the end of 2009's G20 summit, Her Majesty was
offended by Silvio Berlusconi hollering "Mr Obama!" at the US President. Unimpressed,
the Queen snapped: "What is it? Why does he have to shout?"
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96. The Queen was educated by her governess Marion Crawford, to whom she gave
the nickname "Crawfie".
With her Mother ,Princess Margaret and her Father
97. Ms Crawford's services were not enough to grant her everlasting favour with the royals,
however. In 1950, she published a book titled The Little Princesses, recounting the time she
spent with Elizabeth and Margaret. The royals were apparently furious.
98. There have been six Archbishops of Canterbury during the Queen's reign
Geoffrey Fisher,
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Michael Ramsey,
Donald Coggan,
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George Carey
and Rowan Williams.
99.There have also been six popes
Pius XII,
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John XXIII,
Paul VI,
John Paul I,
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and Benedict XVI.
100. The Royal Train comes with chefs, lace-trimmed pillows, and a no bumpy track
rule during the Queen's 7:30am bath.
Inside the Royal Train
101. According to former Arsenal player Cesc Fabregas, the Queen is a Gunners fan.
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102.The first football match the Queen attended was the 1953 FA Cup Final.
With Sir Stanley Matthews
103. When Her Majesty visited Centre Court's Royal Box for an Andy Murray match
in 2010, it ended a 33-year Wimbledon snub.
At Wimbledon
104. The Queen's vocal range is as yet untested, but a recording of a concert to celebrate
her Golden Jubilee titled Party at the Palace sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release,
making the Queen the first member of the Royal Family to be awarded a gold disc.
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105. Her Majesty has endured 36 Royal Variety Performances.
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106. Diageo, the world's biggest distiller, is selling 60 decanters of Scotch whisky for
100,000 apiece for the Diamond Jubilee.
107. According to Margaret Rhodes, the Queen's cousin, HM's alcohol intake never varies.
She takes a gin and Dubonnet before lunch, with a slice of lemon and a lot of ice. She will
take wine with lunch and a dry Martini and a glass of champagne in the evening. That comes
to 6 units per day, which would make Her Majesty a binge drinker by government standards.
A Binge Drinker .............by Government standards!
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108. On a state visit to Australia in 1954, during an argument with Prince Philip, the Queen
was filmed "hurling shoes, threats and sporting equipment, and venting the sort of regal
fury that, in another age, would have cost someone their head", according to writer Robert
Hardman. "I'm sorry for that little interlude," she later said, "but, as you know, it happens
in every marriage."
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109. The Queen has been at the saluting base of her troops in every Trooping the Colour
ceremony since the start of her reign, with the exception of 1955, when a national rail
strike forced the cancellation of the parade.
110. A message of the Queen's congratulations to Apollo 11 astronauts for the first moon
landing was microfilmed and deposited in a metal container on the satellite's surface.
111. What gives the Queen the giggles? Ali G impressions, according to Prince William.
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At the Jubilee celebrations
112. The Queen, the official head of the Church of England, first entered a mosque in July
2002, at Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.
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113. During the last 60 years, the Queen has undertaken 261 official overseas visits,
including 78 state visits, to 116 different countries.
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114. She's also received 102 inward state visits from 1952 to the end of 2011, the last being
Turkey in November 2011.
115. She has broadcast a Christmas message every year since her coronation in 1952,
except in 1969.
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116. The Royal Collection, a vast hoard of art including 150,000 paintings by the likes of
Rubens, Rembrandt, Titian and Raphael, is held in trust by the Queen for the nation.
117. The monarch has answered around three and a half million items of correspondence and
more than 175,000 telegrams sent to centenarians in the UK and the Commonwealth.
118. The Queen has sat for 129 portraits during her reign, painted in a variety of styles.
Lucian Freud's 2001 depiction of HM divided critics and was slated by the tabloids.
119. During the past 60 years almost one and a half million people have attended garden
parties at Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Holyroodhouse, with 8,000 people head
through the gates every year.
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Kate,Camilla & Prince Charles
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120. Owing to the collapse of the Empire the Queen has presided over the loss of sovereignty
of more countries than any of her predecessors.
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121. Since 1952, the Queen has conferred more than 404,500 honours and awards.
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122.The Queen's first portrait was painted in 1933, when she was seven, and the most
recent was for Rolf Harris in 2005.
123. The monarch and the Duke of Edinburgh have sent approximately 45,000
Christmas cards.
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124. The Queen became the first monarch to open the doors to Buckingham Palace to
the public in 1993.
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She needed the cash for the repair of Windsor Castle after a fire.
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25. The design of the 1st class stamp has been updated for the Jubilee. The traditional
gold is replaced with a blue colour scheme and the words "Diamond Jubilee"
highlighted in iridescent ink.
126. The four-day holiday for the jubilee hit the economy with a 0.5 per cent
reduction in GDP, despite the boost to tourism and retail.
127. The Queen has seen 12 different Prime Ministers during her reign from Sir Winston
Churchill through to the incumbent David Cameron.
128. Apparently, it has always been the Queens dream to see one of her horses win
the Epsom Derby. Aureole came second in 1953, and last year Carlton House
managed third.
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129. The Queen's racing colours are a purple body with gold braid, scarlet sleeves and
black velvet cap with gold fringe. They were adopted from those used by Edward VII;
one of his most successful horses was called Diamond Jubilee.
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130. The Queen and Duke have been married for a whopping 64 years.
131. Queen Victoria was the last, and previously the only, British monarch to celebrate
a diamond jubilee.
132.The Queen has bought a lot of Christening gifts thanks to her huge list of 30
godchildren.
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133. The only time the sovereign has had to interrupt an overseas tour was in 1974 during a
visit to Australia and Indonesia when she was called back to the UK when a snap general
election was called.
134. The Queen's official visits have ranged from the Cocos Islands, 5.4 square miles with
a population of 596 to China, 3.7 million square miles with a population of 1.34 billion.
Cocos Islands
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135. In May 2011, the Queen became the first British monarch to visit the Republic of
Ireland since Irish independence.
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136. The Queen has laid her wreath at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday every year
of her reign, except in 1959, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1983 and 1999 when she was either
pregnant or overseas on official visits.
At the Cenotaph
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The Queen is the second longest serving monarch
As at 1 January 2012:
Only five other kings and queens
in British history have reigned for 50 years or more. They are:
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Victoria (63 years)
George III (59 years)
Henry III (56 years)
Edward III (50 years)
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James VI of Scotland (James I of England) (58 years)
Prime Ministers
Over the reign, Her Majesty has given regular audiences to 12 Prime Ministers. They are:
Winston Churchill 1951-55
Sir Anthony Eden 1955-57
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Harold Macmillan 1957-63
Sir Alec Douglas-Home 1963-64
Harold Wilson 1964-70 and 1974-76
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Edward Heath 1970-74
James Callaghan 1976-79
Margaret Thatcher 1979-90
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John Major 1990-97
Tony Blair 1997-2007
Gordon Brown 2007-2010
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David Cameron 2010 - present
Tony Blair was the first Prime Minister to have been born during The Queen's reign.
He was born in early May, 1953 - a month before the Coronation
Parliament
The Queen has attended every opening of Parliament except those in 1959 and 1963,
when she was expecting Prince Andrew and Prince Edward respectively.
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PopesVisits
The Queen has received two Popes on visits to the UK (Pope John Paul II in 1982 and
Pope Benedict XVI in 2010). Pope John Paul IIs visit in 1982 was the first Papal visit to the
United Kingdom for over 450 years.
Pope John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI
Her Majesty has officially visited the Vatican three times in her reign
in 1961 visiting Pope John XXIII
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At the Vatican
and in 1980 and 2000
visiting Pope John Paul II.
Honours and Awards.
Since 1952, The Queen has conferred over 404,500 honours and awards.
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Sir Richard Branson
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Dame Julie Andrews
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Investitures.
The Queen has personally held over 610 Investitures.
The first Investiture of the Queen's reign took place at Buckingham Palace on 27th
February 1952. The first person to be presented was Private William Speakman, of The
King's Own Scottish Borderers, who received the Victoria Cross for his actions during the
Korean War.
Private William Speakman
Correspondence.
The Queen has answered around three and a half million items of correspondence.
The Queen has sent over 175,000 telegrams to centenarians in the UK and the
Commonwealth.
The Queen has sent almost 540,000 telegrams to couples in the UK and the
Commonwealth celebrating their diamond wedding (60 years) anniversary.
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Christmas puddings
The Queen has given out approximately 90,00 Christmas puddings to staff
continuing the custom of King George V and King George VI
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Official overseas visits
In 60 years, The Queen has undertaken 261 official overseas visits, including
96 State Visits, to 116 different countries.
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Royal Yacht Britannia
Many of The Queen's official tours were undertaken on the Royal Yacht Britannia.
The Elegant Drawing Room on the Royal Yacht Britannia.
It was launched by Her Majesty on 16th April 1953 and was commissioned for service
on 7th January 1954.
The Gallery
During this time,
Britannia travelled more than a million miles on Royal and official duties.
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The Royal Yacht Britannia was first used by The Queen when Her Majesty embarked
with the Duke of Edinburgh on the 1st May 1954 at Tobruk for the final stage of their
Commonwealth Tour returning to the Pool of London. The last time The Queen was on board
Britannia for an official visit was on the 9th August 1997 for a visit to Arran in Scotland.
It was de-commissioned in December, 1997.
The Queen was visibly upset
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Unusual live gifts
Unusual live gifts given to The Queen on foreign tours include: two tortoises
given to The Queen in the Seychelles in 1972;
A seven-year-old bull elephant called "Jumbo" given to Her Majesty
by the President of Cameroon in 1972 to mark The Queen's Silver Wedding,
and two
black beavers given to The Queen after a Royal visit to Canada.
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Commonwealth Tours
Her Majestys first Commonwealth tour, as Queen, began on 24 November 1953, and
included visits to Canada, Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia,
the Cocos Islands, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Libya, Malta and Gibraltar. The total distance
covered was 43,618 miles.
Ceylon
Tonga
Bermuda
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Fiji
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
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Jamaica
Libya
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Cocos islands
Coming home
Ireland
The Queen made an historic visit to the Republic of Ireland in May 2011, the first visit by
a British Monarch since Irish independence (King George Vs had visited in 1911).
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King George and Queen Mary
State Visits
There have been 102 inward State Visits from 1952 to the end of 2011 (up to and
including Turkey in November 2011)
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Royal Maundy services
The Queen has attended 56 Royal Maundy services in 43 Cathedrals during her reign. A
total of 6,710 people have received Maundy Money in recognition of their service to the
Church and their communities.
The Queens Award for Voluntary Service
Since it was launched to mark The Queens Golden Jubilee in 2002, The Queens Award
for Voluntary Service has been awarded to over 750 voluntary organisations across all four
countries in the UK. Winners of the award have included local scout groups, community
radio stations, groups who care for the elderly and environmental charities.
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In 1969 the first television film about the family life of the Royal Family was made,
and shown on the eve of the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales.
The Investiture of Prince Charles
An important innovation during The Queen's reign was the opening in 1962 of a new
gallery at Buckingham Palace to display items from the Royal Collection. The brainchild of
The Duke of Edinburgh, the new Queen's Gallery occupied the space of the Palace's bomb-
damaged private chapel. It was the first time that parts of the Palace had been opened to the
general public.
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The new Queen's Gallery was redeveloped and re-opened in 2002 for the
Golden Jubilee.
Christmas Broadcasts
In 1953, The Queen made the first Christmas Broadcast from overseas, (rather than from
the UK), broadcasting live from New Zealand.
The first televised broadcast was in 1957,
made live. The first pre-recorded broadcast took place in 1960 to allow transmission around
the world. In 2006 the Christmas Broadcast was first made available to download as a
podcast.
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Social media
The Queen launched the British Monarchys official website in 1997. In 2007 the official
British Monarchy YouTube channel was unveiled, swiftly followed by a Royal Twitter site
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The Queen hosts "theme days" and Receptions to promote and celebrate aspects of British
culture. Recent examples from 2011 include a reception for Young People and the Performing
Arts and for Explorers.
Other themes have included Publishing, Broadcasting, Tourism,
Emergency Services, Maritime Day, Music, Young Achievers, British Design, and Pioneers
Banquets, lunches,dinners,
In an average year The Queen will host more than 50,000 people at banquets, lunches,
dinners, receptions and Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace.
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The Queen also hosts more than 8,000 people each year at garden parties and
investitures at Holyroodhouse, during Holyrood Week.
Holyroodhouse
The Silver Jubilee year
During the Silver Jubilee year, The Queen toured 36 counties in the UK and Northern
Ireland, starting in Glasgow on the 17th May. During her Golden Jubilee year The Queen
toured 35 counties beginning in Cornwall on 1st May.
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51. The Queen's first foreign tour of the Silver Jubilee year was a visit to Western Samoa,
Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The first foreign tour of The
Queen's Golden Jubilee year was to Jamaica, New Zealand and Australia.
The Queen also introduced a new breed of dog known as the "dorgi" when one of Her
Majesty's corgis was mated with a dachshund named Pipkin which belonged to Princess
Margaret. There have been 11 dorgis - Tinker, Pickles, Chipper, Piper, Harris, Brandy, Berry,
Cider, Candy and Vulcan.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have been married for 64 years. They were
married on 20th November, 1947 in Westminster Abbey. The Queen's wedding dress was
designed by Norman Hartnell and was woven at Winterthur Silks Limited, Dunfermline, in
the Canmore factory, using silk that had come from Chinese silkworms at Lullingstone
Castle.
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56. The Queen's wedding ring was made from a nugget of Welsh gold which came from the
Clogau St David's mine near Dolgellau.
The official wedding cake was made by McVitie and
Price Ltd, using ingredients given as a wedding gift by Australian Girl Guides.
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The wedding of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh was the first and so far the only
time in British history that the heir presumptive to the throne had been married
Queen Victoria was the last and to date the only British Monarch to celebrate a Diamond
Jubilee. The Queen, who was aged 85 on Accession Day in 2012, is the oldest monarch to
celebrate a Diamond Jubilee. Queen Victoria was 77 when she celebrated hers in 1897.
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Queen Victoria
There have been only three Diamond Jubilees of Heads of State celebrated throughout the
world during The Queens reign.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand celebrated 60 years on the throne in 2006;
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
The former Sultan of Johor (now a part of Malaysia) celebrated his in 1955;
The former Sultan of Johor
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And the late Emperor Hirohito of Japan celebrated his in 1986.
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Amazing facts from the 50th Anniversary
On the 25th May 2003 on the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's Coronation
this was the statement issued from the Queens press secretary at Buckingham Palace
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's Coronation in June 1953.
Below is a list of facts concerning the day itself, as well as some information on previous
Coronations.
For centuries, Kings and Queens have been crowned in ceremonies to formalise their
position as Sovereign.
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Since Queen Elizabeth II's accession on February 6 a year earlier, this day had been
planned in great detail.
In the Mall
King George VI had been the last monarch to be crowned on 12 May, 1937.
Sixteen years later, people gathered together to watch the Coronation of his eldest daughter,
Elizabeth, as she prepared to take part in the very ceremony she herself had watched
as an 11-year-old girl.
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On 2 June 2003 a church service will be held at Westminster Abbey to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the Coronation.
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This will be followed by a children's tea party at Buckingham Palace for underprivileged
children.
1. The crowning of the Sovereign is an ancient ceremony, rich in religious significance,
historic associations and pageantry. For the last 900 years, it has taken place at Westminster
Abbey as the royal church for the Palace of Westminster.
Westminster Abbey
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Before the Abbey was built,
Coronations were carried out wherever was convenient, for example at Bath,
Edgar Coronation window inside Bath Abbey.
Oxford
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Canterbury,the first Gothic cathedral to be built in Britain
2. Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on 2 June, 1953 in Westminster Abbey. Her Majesty
was the thirty-ninth Sovereign to be crowned at Westminster Abbey.
3. Queen Elizabeth II is the sixth Queen to have been crowned in Westminster Abbey in
her own right. The first was Queen Mary I, who was crowned on 1 October, 1553.
4. The Queen succeeded to the Throne on the 6th February, 1952 on the death of King
George VI. She was in Kenya at the time and became the first Sovereign in over 200
years to accede while abroad.
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5. The Queen's grandmother, Queen Mary, aged 81 was the first Queen to see a grandchild
ascend to the throne. However, she died before the Coronation took place.
Queen Mary
6. The Coronation service used for Queen Elizabeth II descends directly from that of King
Edgar at Bath in 973. The original fourteenth-century order of service was written in Latin
and was used until the Coronation of Elizabeth I.
7. The Earl Marshal is responsible for organising the Coronation. Since 1386 the position of
Earl Marshal has been undertaken by The Duke of Norfolk. It was the sixteenth Duke of
Norfolk who was responsible for The Queen's Coronation (1953).
The 16th Duke of Norfolk
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He was also responsible for
the State funerals of Sir Winston Churchill (1965),
as well as the investiture of The Prince of Wales (1969).
The Investiture of the Prince of Wales
8. The Queen, with The Duke of Edinburgh, was driven from Buckingham Palace to
Westminster Abbey in the Gold State Coach, which was pulled by eight grey geldings:
Cunningham, Tovey, Noah, Tedder, Eisenhower, Snow White, Tipperary and McCreery.
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Coming out of Buckingham Palace
The Gold State Coach has been used by The Queen twice since her Coronation - at the
Silver and Golden Jubilees.
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9. The Coronation Bouquet was presented to The Queen by the Worshipful Company of
Gardeners to take with her on the drive to Westminster Abbey. The all-white bouquet
comprised orchids and lilies-of-the-valley from England, stephanotis from Scotland, and
carnations from Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man, with additional orchids from Wales.
10. The Duke of Edinburgh wore full-dress Naval uniform for the journey to and from the
Abbey. While in the Abbey, he wore a coronet and his Duke's robe over his uniform. The
Duke's page was Mr Nigel Rees, a Royal Navy Midshipman, who wore a uniform of
Edinburgh green.
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11. The Queen's Coronation dress was made by Mr Norman Hartnell. The dress was made of
white satin embroidered with the emblems of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
It had short sleeves with a full, flaring skirt, slightly trained, while the neckline of the fitted
bodice was cut square over the shoulders, before curving into a heart-shaped centre. The
dress's exquisite embroidery in gold and silver thread and pastel-coloured silks was encrusted
with seed pearls and crystals to create a lattice-work effect.
12. Since the Coronation, The Queen has worn the Coronation dress six times:
Reception at Buckingham Palace
Reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
Opening of Parliament in New Zealand (1954)
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Opening of Parliament in Australia (1954)
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13. Buckingham Palace housemaids, chefs and gardeners gathered inside the Grand Hall
at Buckingham Palace to see The Queen leave for Westminster Abbey.
The Grand Hall
14. The Queen's Coronation service began at 11.15 am and lasted almost three hours,
concluding at 2.00 pm.
15. On her way to the Coronation, Her Majesty wore the George IV State Diadem - the one
she is depicted wearing on stamps. It was made in 1820 for George IV's Coronation. The
Diadem incorporates national symbols: roses, shamrocks and thistles and features 1,333
diamonds and 169 pearls. It is on display at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
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16. The Sovereign's procession, as it entered the Abbey, was some 250 strong with traditional
representatives from Crown, Church and State. It included Church leaders, Commonwealth
Prime Ministers, members of the Royal Household, civil and military leaders and the Yeoman
of the Guard.
Yeoman of the Guard.
17. The Queen's Coronation service was taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose duty
this has usually been since the Conquest in 1066. For the first time at the 1953 Coronation, a
representative of another Church, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, also took part in
the service.
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With the Archbishop
18. The Coronation service fell into six basic parts: the recognition, the oath, the anointing,
the investiture, which includes the crowning, the enthronement and the homage.
19. The anointing has the deepest significance during the ceremony. The recipe for the
Anointing Oil contains oils of orange, roses, cinnamon, musk and ambergris. Usually a batch
is made to last a few Coronations. In May 1941, a bomb hit the Deanery destroying the phial
containing the anointing oil so a new batch had to be made up. The pharmacy that had mixed
the last anointing oil had gone out of business but the recipe was found and the oil made.
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The Anointing
20.One of the more notable installations for the Coronation was the annexe at the west end of
Westminster Abbey. This provided the necessary space in which the processions could form
and disperse unseen by the crowds.
21. During the investiture, The Queen first put on the newly-made Colobium Sindonis - a
loose linen-lawn garment,
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and then a robe of cloth of gold - the Dalmatic or Supertunica,
which was used by King George VI.
The Dalmatic or Supertunica
The Lord Great Chamberlain presented the golden spurs,
the symbol of chivalry,
The golden spurs
after which the Archbishop of Canterbury presented a jewelled
sword,
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The jewelled sword
and then the armills, the golden bracelets of sincerity and wisdom.
The armills
Finally,
The Queen put on stole and cloth of gold Robe Royal (Imperial Mantle)
and received the orb,
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The orb
The coronation ring
The glove, which was newly made and presented by the
Worshipful Company of Glovers, and the sceptre.
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The sceptre
The Sceptre dating from 1661
22. Prince Charles created history when he became the first child to witness his mother's
coronation as Sovereign. Princess Anne did not attend the ceremony as she was considered
too young.
Prince Charles
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23. Prince Charles received a special hand-painted children's invitation to his mother's
Coronation. The invitation is on display at Windsor Castle until September, 2003.
Prince Charles ' invitation
24. A total of 8,251 guests attended The Queen's Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
25. One hundred and twenty-nine nations and territories were officially represented at the
Coronation service.
26. There were some people in the Abbey who were witnessing their fourth Coronation, for
example, Her Highness Princess Marie Louise (granddaughter of Queen Victoria).
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HRH Princess Marie Louise
King Edward VII (1902),
King George V (1911),
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King George VI (1937)
and Queen Elizabeth II (1953)
27. The Chairs of Estate in which The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were seated during
the first part of the Coronation ceremony, are now on the dais in the Throne Room at
Buckingham Palace.
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The Chair of Homage used during the service was newly designed for
The Queen's coronation and is now kept in the Garter Throne Room at Windsor Castle.
The Chairs of Homage
The Queen was crowned in St Edward's Chair, made in 1300 for Edward I and used at every
Coronation since that time. It is permanently kept in Westminster Abbey.
St Edward's Chair
28. The St. Edward's Crown, made in 1661, was the crown placed on the head of The Queen
during the Coronation service. It weighs 4 pounds and 12 ounces and is made of solid gold.
The crown in its current form was first used by Charles II as it had to be redesigned after the
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It was refurbished from an old crown and there is speculation that the lower part
might be from Edward the Confessor's crown.
St. Edward's Crown, made in 1661
29. After the crown, the orb, also made in 1661, was the most important piece of regalia. It is
a globe of gold surrounded by a cross girdled by a band of diamonds, emeralds, rubies,
sapphire and pearls with a large amethyst at the summit.
30. The Coronation ring, often referred to as 'The Wedding Ring of England' was worn by The
Queen on the fourth finger of her right hand in accordance with tradition. The ring was made
for the Coronation of King William IV in 1831
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King William IV
and takes the form of a sapphire surmounted by a cross in rubies surrounded by diamonds.
It was made at a cost of 157 and has been
worn at every coronation since then with the exception of Queen Victoria. Her fingers were so
small that the ring could not be reduced far enough in size, so a special Coronation ring had
to be worn. Unfortunately during the service, the ring was forced onto the wrong finger,
causing Queen Victoria to be in 'great pain.'
31. The 1953 Coronation service was the first service to be televised (the 1937 procession
was broadcast) - and for most people it was the first time they had watched an event on
television.
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A 9 or 12 or 14 inch television was popular in 1953
The televising of the Coronation by the BBC was a breakthrough in the history of
outside broadcasting.
Commenator with the BBC
In black and white only
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Capturing the procession
32. An estimated 27 million people in Britain watched the ceremony on TV and 11 million
listened on the radio. The Queen agreed that the Coronation be televised so that as many
people as possible could observe the ceremony. (The population of Britain at the time was
just over 36 million.)
Millions listened on the radio
A smiling Queen
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33. There were more than 2,000 journalists and 500 photographers from 92 nations on the
Coronation route. Thirty cameramen were chosen for the service in the Abbey for their
slightness of build, particularly for above the organ loft.
The organ loft.
34. Among the many foreign journalists in London to report on the Coronation was
Jacqueline Bouvier (who later became the First Lady of the United States of America,
Jackie Kennedy). She was working for the Washington Times-Herald at the time.
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Jacqueline who later became Mrs Kennedy. Here with the President
35. The return route taken to Buckingham Palace had been designed so that The Queen and
her procession could be seen by as many people in London as possible. The 7.2 kilometre
route took the 16,000 participants two hours to complete. The procession itself stretched for
three kilometres. Those on foot marched 10 abreast while those on horseback were six
abreast.
Back to the Palace
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36. People camped in The Mall to catch a glimpse of the procession, including an Australian
family who had sailed all the way from Australia in a ketch for the occasion. Many people
were so keen to see the Coronation procession that they camped for two days along the route.
Camping in the Mall
Thousands more celebrated throughout the country and the Commonwealth with
street parties.
A street party
37.The Ministry of Food granted 82 applications for people to roast oxen, if they could prove
that by tradition, an ox had been roasted at previous Coronations - a welcome concession in a
country where the meat ration was two shillings a week.
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Roasting Oxen
38. The Imperial State Crown, which was worn by The Queen during her return to
Buckingham Palace, contained four pearls traditionally believed to have been Queen
Elizabeth I's earrings.
The Imperial State Crown
39. During the procession back to Buckingham Palace after the Coronation, The Queen wore
the newly-made Purple Robe of Estate. The velvet robe was edged with ermine and heavily
embroidered around the border in gold. The embroidered cipher of The Queen and border of
wheat ears and olive branches, took a total of 3,500 hours to complete by a team of 12
seamstresses from the Royal School of Needlework. The silk for the embroidery came from
a silk farm in Lullingstone, Kent.
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The Purple Robe of Estate
40.The officers and men taking part in the procession or lining the route totalled 29,200:
3600 from the Royal Navy,
From the Royal Navy
16,100 from the Army and 7,000 from the RAF, 2,000 from the
Commonwealth and 500 from the 'Colonies'.
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The Armed forces
There were 6,700 reserve and administrative
troops, while 1,000 officers and men of the Royal military police were bought in to assist the
Metropolitan police. A further 7,000 police were drawn from 75 provincial forces.
41. The smiling Queen Salote of Tonga won the hearts and acclaim of the waiting crowds as
she remained undaunted by the rain throughout the long procession and refused to raise the
roof of her carriage for protection.
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Queen Salote of Tonga
42. The principal decorations for the processional route were in The Mall where there were
four twin-spanned arches of tubular steel that were illuminated at night. The arches were
lifted into place by giant mobile cranes. Linking the arches down the route were the long lines
of standards mounted with golden crowns and each hung with four scarlet banners bearing
the Royal Monogram.
The Mall during the day
43. The Queen appeared with her family on the balcony of the palace still wearing the
Imperial State Crown and the Royal Robes to greet the cheering crowds.
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On the balcony
The Queen appeared again on the balcony at Buckingham Palace at 9.45 pm to turn on the
'lights of London'.
Lights cascaded down the Mall from the Palace, lighting the huge cipher on Admiralty Arch
and turning the fountains in Trafalgar Square into liquid silver, until all the floodlights from
the National Gallery to the Tower of London had been illuminated.
Lights cascaded down the Mall from the Palace
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44. Coronation Chicken was invented for the foreign guests who were to be entertained after
the Coronation. The food had to be prepared in advance, and Constance Spry, who also
helped with floral arrangements on the day, proposed a recipe of cold chicken in a curry
cream sauce with a well-seasoned dressed salad of rice, green peas and mixed herbs.
Constance Spry's recipe won the approval of the Minister of Works and has since been known
as Coronation Chicken.
Coronation Chicken.
45. Numerous official photographs were taken in Buckingham Palace after the Coronation,
but the most memorable are those taken by Cecil Beaton. For his defining image he posed
The Queen in front of a backdrop depicting Henry VII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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46. The official artist for the Coronation was Polish artist Feliks Topolski who was
commissioned to produce a permanent record of the occasion for a specific location - the
Lower Corridor in Buckingham Palace. The painting was made in 14 sections, each well over
a metre high, measuring nearly 30 metres in total. The frieze will be on public display for the
first time during the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace this year.
Polish artist Feliks Topolski
47. In Coronation year, The Queen's Lord Lieutenants commissioned artist Terence Cuneo to
paint the Coronation ceremony. The following year, James Gunn painted a State Portrait of
The Queen in Coronation robes with Regalia, wearing the Diadem.
Terence Cuneo
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James Gunn
48. On 2nd June, 1953 it was learned that Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay had reached
the summit of Mount Everest. The Queen had the idea of presenting the fourteen members of
the expedition with special edition Coronation medals, which contained the extra wording
'Mount Everest Expedition'.
Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay
Special edition Coronation medal
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49. The first overseas tour The Queen undertook after the Coronation was to Bermuda,
Jamaica, Panama, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand starting in November 1953. Her Majesty
returned in1954 visiting Australia, Ceylon, Aden and Uganda - going home in Britannia from
Aden via Malta and Gibraltar.
50. On 24th June 1953, the Honours of Scotland (the crown, the sceptre and the sword) were
carried before The Queen in a procession from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles
Cathedral.
The Honours of Scotland
More amazing facts
Many people sent the then-Princess Elizabeth clothing coupons for her wedding dress
during post-war rationing in 1947. She returned the coupons as it was illegal to give them
away.
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The Queen signals to staff with her handbag. If she wants to leave a dinner in five minutes,
she puts her bag on the table. She moves it from arm to arm to tell aides she is tired of talking
to someone.
The Queen signals to staff with her handbag
Her robes were so heavy at her Coronation that she asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to
give her a push, saying: Get me started.
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The Robes
Her Majesty went behind the bar of the Queen Vic on a tour of the EastEnders
(TV Sitcom) set in 2001.
Behind the bar
The Queen carries good luck charms from her children in her bag,including miniature dogs
and horses and family photos. One picture of Andrew was taken after his safe return from the
Falklands.
Prince Andrew
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One of the few times the Queen has wept in public was while meeting relatives of the 144
victims of the 1966 Aberfan mine landslide disaster.
The tears began to flow after she read a message from three-year-old Karen Jones which read:
From the remaining children of Aberfan....
From the air after the disaster
Frantic relatives immediately after the disaster
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The Queen put on a mining outfit and went 500ft underground at Rothes Colliery in 1958.
Underground at Rothes Colliery
She was a big fan of 70s cop show Kojak, which starred Telly Savalas.
Kojak
Where the Queen was born at 17 Bruton Street, London, is now a Chinese restaurant.
Now a Chinese restaurant.
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A security guard denied her entry to a private stand at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
in 1991. He later said: I thought she was some old dear who had got lost.
Royal Windsor Horse Show
The Queen and Prince Philip joined the 93,000 spectators at Wembley Stadium to watch
England win the 1966 World Cup Final.
at Wembley
Winners of the 1966 World Cup Final
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An avid reader, she loves crime thrillers by PD James, Agatha Christie and Dick Francis.
PD James./ A Favourite crime thriller writer
Agathie Christie was born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Dick Francis
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She visited the council house of Billy and Lucy Llewellyn in Newton Aycliffe, Co
Durham, in 1960 and ate homemade fruit cake with them. Lucy said later: I was thinking
such a weight on such a small pair of shoulders.
The house of Billy and Lucy Llewellyn
The Queens collections of art, furniture, jewels and horses are thought to be worth
around 70million.
Irishman Michael Fagan broke into her bedroom at Buckingham Palace in 1982
and sat on her bed for 10 minutes as she engaged him in conversation. Help arrived
when he asked for a cigarette.
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She banks with Coutts & Co and there is a Coutts cash machine at Buckingham Palace.
When she was positioned behind a high lectern at the White House in 1991, a TV
man was heard shouting: All Ive got is a talking hat!
All Ive got is a talking hat!
Balmoral, its castle and 50,000 acres of woods, moors and lochs, and Sandringham
Estate with dozens of houses, 60 acres of gardens and 20,000 acres of forest are all
owned by The Queen and are worth around 95million.
Balmoral
Sandringham
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When the Queen and Prince Philip were reunited in Portugal in 1957 after a four-month
separation because of official duties, he wore a tie with hearts on.
She laughed when she shook hands with shot-put champion Geoff Capes at the Braemar
Highland Games in 1982 and their hands stuck together because of the resin he used for his
grip.
Blame the resin
When IRA bombs exploded in Hyde Park and Regents Park in July 1982 murdering
eight soldiers, injuring 50, and killing seven horses she was to heard to say: The poor
horses, my poor soldiers.
The Carnage
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The Memorial
Her childhood nickname was Lilibet, because she couldnt pronounce Elizabeth properly.
As a young child
After a Royal Command performance comedian Tommy Cooper asked her: Do you
mind if I ask you a personal question? No, replied the Queen, but I might not be able to
give you a full answer. Do you like football? asked Cooper. Well, not really, said the
Queen. In that case, said Cooper, do you mind if I have your Cup Final tickets?
With Tommy Cooper
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She has an air of authority and reflectiveness astonishing in an infant, remarked
Winston Churchill, when Elizabeth was just two.
Aged two
Her Majesty visited the Daily Mirror offices in Holborn, Central London, in 1979
where she was shown around the newsroom and told how the paper worked.
At the Daily Mirror office
In November 1944, at Clydebank HMS Vanguard became the first of 23 ships she has
launched.
HMS Vanguard
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After signing up to the Womens Auxiliary Territorial Service, Princess Elizabeth
worked as a mechanic and truck driver during the Second World War.
With the WATS
Prince Philips pet names for his wife are said to include cabbage and sausage.
With Princess Anne,Prince Andrew and Prince Charles
As a young girl, the Queen acted in wartime pantomimes at Windsor Castle, playing
the part of Prince Florizel in Cinderella in 1941.
In Cinderella
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When she was four she was given her first horse, a Shetland pony called Peggy,
by her grandfather King George V.
On Peggy
In her message of congratulations to astronauts after the first moon landing in 1969, she
said: On behalf of the British people I salute the skill and courage which have brought Man
to the moon. May this increase the knowledge and well-being of mankind.
The first moon landing
When her father unexpectedly became King, Princess Margaret, then six, said to her:
Does that mean youre going to be queen? Poor you.
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With Princess Margaret
The young princess was a Girl Guide and Sea Ranger.
As a Girl Guide
As a Sea Ranger.
Every morning, she starts the day with a cup of tea. At 7.30am the morning tray is
brought into her bedroom laden with a silver teapot, a water jug and milk
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The Queens Breakfast table
... as well as a plate of biscuits for her dogs.
The Queen giving biscuits to her dogs
When a nanny asked a teenage Elizabeth if it was wise to display a photograph of Philip
as people would gossip, she replaced it with one of him with a beard and said: I defy anyone
to recognise who that is!
The Queen has one great grandchild, Savannah, who was born in 2010
to Peter and Autumn Phillips.
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At the Christening of Savannah
Jaguars which were gifts from Brazil were given to London Zoo.
Jaguar
According to former royal chef Darren McGrady, who worked for the Queen for 11
years, her beloved corgis are fed wonderful food including steak, poached chicken and
rabbit.
poached chicken
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rabbit
She performed her first official solo engagement at the age of 17 and was so nervous one
of her mothers ladies-in-waiting gave her a barley sugar sweet from her handbag to calm her.
First official solo engagement
Elizabeth and Princess Margaret were taken on their first journey on the London
Underground railway system by governess Marion Crawford in 1939.
With Princess Margaret on London's Underground
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In 1954, Her Majesty became the first monarch to circumnavigate the globe while on a
six-month tour. She was also the first to visit Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Fiji.1954
Income from the 350million Duchy of Lancaster is used to cover her official and
private expenditure.
Flag of the Duchy of Lancaster
At the beginning of her reign the Queen requested that her husband, rather than her sister,
act as regent for a young Prince Charles in the event of her death.
Prince Philip
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When she met artist Tracey Emin at the Turner Contemporary art centre in Kent last year
she asked her: Do you show internationally as well as in Margate?
The Queens favourite Blue Peter presenter was John Noakes and she personally
requested he attend the BBC childrens shows 50th birthday party.
John Noakes
There is said to be a Billy Bass singing fish on top of the grand piano at Balmoral.
Billy Bass singing fish
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Diamond Jubilee:
The Queen and Kate Middletons precious relationship
The deafening cheers greeting the newlyweds as they stepped on to the balcony at
Buckingham Palace spoke far louder than words.
Nothing could have told the Queen more clearly how important Kate Middleton was
going to be to the Royal Family.
It was clear that the wedding of commoner Kate to her grandson Prince William had
inspired the nation and beyond, as two billion people watched worldwide.
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The royals were enjoying levels of popularity not seen since Princess Diana.
The Queen, her smile as bright as her Angela Kelly primrose dress, looked on approvingly
as Kate and William sealed their future with two kisses, to roars of approval from the
delighted throng below.
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The kiss on the balcony
One courtier recalls: The Queen was so happy on the wedding day, she was practically
skipping.
A happy Queen
Seeing her family full of joy but also seeing the public support and excitement
touched her greatly.
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She was very supportive of William and Kate leading up to the wedding and nothing could
have reaffirmed more that they have the potential to achieve great things for the monarchy.
The whole of Britain seemed to have turned up to wish them well.
If the Queen was wary about William marrying a young woman with no experience of the
pressures of royal life, she had good reason.
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She had seen the fairytale marriage of Charles and Diana crumble
with devastating consequences, culminating in them both separately admitting
adultery on national TV.
Their separation in 1992, divorce in 1996, and Dianas death in a Paris car crash in 1997,
rocked the Royal Family to its core, and the Queen felt the impact deeply.
A sad Queen
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A source says: There is a definite feeling of wanting to give Kate time to get used to her
royal life rather than thrust her in at the deep end and say, OK, off you go. The Queen
supports the idea she should be allowed to take things at her own pace.
Talking about Kate and her family, William has also said: I want to make sure they have
the best guidance and the chance to see what life is like in the family...
Kate ,William Harry on Golden Jubilee Day in London
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At a Football Match
I wanted to give her a chance to see in and to back out if she needed to before it all got
too much.
The new Duchess of Cambridge,
After getting engaged Kate, 30, said: Its nerve-racking because I dont know the ropes
really... But Im willing to learn quickly and work hard.
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From the start the Queen has monitored Kates progress, particularly on her 10-day tour of
Canada and the US last July.
Kate was given weeks of tutoring by the Palace on etiquette, French language, local politics
and the Canadian Constitution. And on a personal note, the Queen loaned Kate her diamond
maple leaf brooch the very one she wore on her first visit to Canada in 1951.
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A source says: Canada is extremely important to the Queen and everyone was watching and
wondering how Kate would do. Anyone entering the Royal Family has to work to build up
trust and prove that they are committed and up to the job.
So far, Kate has shown herself to be more than willing and more than capable.
She is humble and keen to learn and the Queen likes that. She has grown very fond of her
and recognises the impact she is having on the public.
The Queen has also done her best to get to know Kates family. She invited Carole and
Michael Middleton to lunch a few days before the wedding and they were also her guests at
Ascot last June.
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A source says: Charles and Camilla have met the Middletons loads of times, but the fact that
the Queen has gone out of her way to make the effort with them is a huge vote of confidence
in Kate.
Kate and William have started their married life under the radar in Anglesey, where William
is a Search and Rescue pilot just like the newlywed Princess Elizabeth who retreated to
Malta when Philips duties with the Navy took him there between 1949 and 1951. She
loved being a Navy wife.
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In the Radio Times, BBC presenter Andrew Marr, says of the Queen: Even her family
find her a little enigmatic.
Prince William put it well: I think she doesnt care for celebrity and she really minds
about having privacy in general.
"And I think its very important to be able to retreat inside and be able to collect ones
thoughts and collect your ideas and then to move forwards.
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"It was a very tricky line to draw between private and public duty. Shes carved her own way
completely. Shes not had a blueprint.
This year as the Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubilee aged 85, she knows it will soon be
time to make way for a new generation of royals.
A source says: The Queen has worked tirelessly to keep the monarchy relevant. She made
royal visits less formal, creating the walkabout in 1970 in Australia.
And it is clear her husband is still her rock. Marr refers to an interview Prince Harry gave just
before the Duke of Edinburghs heart scare at Christmas, in which Harry referred to her
ability to turn up, still smiling, at places she might not want to be.
shes carrying on and doing them.
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"Regardless of whether my grandfather seems to be doing his own thing, sort of wandering
off like a fish down the river, the fact that hes there I dont think that she could do it
without him.
When William fell in love with fellow student Kate, the Queen told the world she was
absolutely delighted. Ever since she has been keen for them to forge their own way.
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William said: Its very much the case that she wont necessarily force advice on you. Shell
let you work it out for yourself... you have to make it work. You have to do what you think is
right.
An Intimate moment
Prince Willliam showing the Queen around
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How the Queen loves her Grandson
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Prince William showing his caring side
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A tender moment
So far the couple have taken things slowly, carrying out a few select public engagements each
month.
Their first public outing
Kate has become Patron of just four charities Action on Addiction, East Anglias Childrens
Hospices, the Art Room and the National Portrait Gallery and also agreed to volunteer with
the Scouts.
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A source says: There is a feeling that Kate and William are doing the right thing in the
Queens eyes by not taking on too much so they can be fully involved with the charities they
do support.
And she is impressed by Kates clear sense of direction about what kind of causes she is
interested in.
Kates hands-on approach was demonstrated when she spearheaded the display of her
wedding dress for Buckingham Palaces summer opening.
Viewing last years exhibition with Kate, the Queen described the ghost-like display as
horrid, commenting how it was made to look very creepy.
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Kate confidently laughed it off and the pair joked again when the Queen looked at the
reconstructed wedding cake and quipped: We did eat this?
wedding cake close up
It may seem as if they have little in common. One was born into a life of privilege and duty
while the other is the great-great-granddaughter of a miner. But both are shaping Britains
history.
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The Queen was only 25 when her father King George VI died in his sleep and she inherited
the crown.
Stepping off the plane ,reurning form Kenya after her father had died
Kates big moment came in happier circumstances on April 29, 2011, when she married
Prince William.
But that day as the two women stood on the Palace balcony, they shared in the magic of
knowing they were both responsible for the cheering scenes below.
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On the balcony after the Wedding
Wife, mother, monarch - the Queen's secret world behind the Palace doors
At the Diamond Jubilee we look at how Queen Elizabeth II spends her days
Queen Elizabeth II became only the second monarch in Britains history to celebrate a
Diamond Jubilee.
On the Royal barge on Jubilee day
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Prince Harry,Prince William Kate
But on the day of the Jubilee ,when her reign now equals that of Queen Victorias, it started
like any other waking up as her chambermaid opens the curtains in the grand bedroom on
her 20,000-acre Sandringham estate.
Sandringham
As Her Majesty sips a cup of Earl Grey tea while listening to Radio 4, her thoughts no
doubt turned to the day her beloved Papa, King George VI, passed away in his sleep and
she ascended the throne.
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On February 6, 1952 the heavy responsibility of the crown fell on the slight shoulders of the
fresh-faced 25-year-old mum-of-two.
With Prince Charles
Now she is 85, and while the nation she inherited is almost unrecognisable after 12 Prime
Ministers, four recessions and a technological revolution she has remained a constant figure
at its helm.
As the head of a Commonwealth of two billion people in 54 countries, and with a staff of
800 in her opulent main home of Buckingham Palace alone, she is surrounded by luxury.
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Inside Buckingham Palace
But despite being worth an estimated 250million, the Queen enjoys lifes simple pleasures
playing with her corgis, riding, walking and catching up with her friends.
with her corgis
riding
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Relaxing
One of those close companions is Margaret Rhodes, a niece of the Queen Mum. They grew
up together and cousin Margaret, who lives at Windsor, is always near at hand.
Margaret Rhodes with the Queen Mum
Margaret, 86, reveals: At home the Queen drops in on me sometimes on Sunday after Matins
in our little chapel, and we exchange the latest news.
One talks about family and life in the country and whats going on in the world almost
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Margaret tells of her life growing up in royal circles and paints a picture of a Queen who
loves the outdoors and who faces lifes challenges uncomplainingly and with a staunch sense
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Margaret says: When shes supposedly on holiday she relaxes by going on picnics, going for
long walks, just leading a country life.
I shared family holidays in Scotland with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret from a
young age. I had the chance to realise what a special person she was.
Throughout her life, shes always had a strong sense of service and a deep concern for her
subjects.
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Funnily enough, I dont think Ive ever heard her moan very much. She has a very lucky
facility, sort of a compartmentalised brain. If she has a worry she can shut the door on that
particular compartment and show a happy and smiling face to the world.
When Elizabeth succeeded to the throne she told the nation: My heart is too full for me to
say more to you today than I shall always work, as my father did throughout his reign, to
advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples, spread as they are all the world over.
And she has worked tirelessly to make good that vow, attending thousands of engagements
both at home and abroad including 370 last year alone.
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You are an anchor for our age, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon once told her.
A regular day for the Queen starts with reading the newspapers over breakfast, a copy of her
favourite Racing Post is top of the pile. She usually has toast with marmalade feeding the
odd crust to her corgis while Prince Philip tucks into a cooked breakfast.
They will listen to a small battery-operated radio and chat about the day ahead.
After breakfast the Queen will look at some of the 300 letters the public has sent her,
then tell staff how to answer them.
Mornings are spent at her desk reading the red box of Government papers.
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In between, at around 4.30pm, its time for an afternoon tea of home-baked treats including
biscuits, cakes and warm scones which often go the corgis. Every Wednesday at 6.30pm the
Queen meets with the Prime Minister in her private sitting room at Buckingham Palace.
With David Cameron
Tony Blair has said: In the many meetings that I have had with Her Majesty since 1997, I
have, time and again, as have my predecessors, had reason to be grateful to her for her
wisdom, good sense and experience, which she always brings to the issues of the day.
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If the Queens daily routine seems well regulated, that is nothing compared with her year.
Events are meticulously mapped out in advance, from Christmas stays at Sandringham to
summers in Balmoral with her family.
Yet, despite her constant presence in the public eye, barely a handful of people really know
the woman who wears the British crown. Very few of her hundreds of servants and courtiers
observe her at truly close quarters, and even fewer regularly exchange words.
The Queen has just two members of staff to attend to her direct needs a page and a senior
footman.
The only record of remarks she makes are from pre-prepared speeches, snatches of
conversations overheard at public events or, very occasionally, accounts of meetings by those
who know her well.
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Friends and relatives speak of her softer side of a woman who puts duty first but one who
also knows when a more personal approach is needed.
With their four children
he insisted that Prince William wear his Irish Guards colonel uniform when he married Kate
because its the uniform of his most senior military appointment.
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But when it came to the guest list, she told her grandson: Start with your friends first
and then go from there.
David & Victoria Beckham were on the guest list
So on her instruction, William binned the list of 777 dignitaries that palace officials had given
to him.
Many were eventually invited but only after William had made room for his nearest and
dearest.
Since the death of the Queen Mum in March 2002, she has also begun to modernise the
monarchy in ways which would have been abhorrent to her very traditional mother
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Queen Mum
such as
by allowing William and Kate to live together before their wedding.
Margaret Rhodes has seen a lot of the Queens thoughtfulness. When she and writer husband
Denys, who was seriously ill with lung cancer, needed to move nearer to family and friends
the Queen came to the rescue.
I was out riding with the Queen on the Balmoral estate and she suddenly turned in the saddle
and said, Could you bear to live in suburbia? recalls Margaret. It transpired she was
offering us a house in the Great Park at Windsor... I am everlastingly grateful to the Queen for
enabling it to happen.
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Great Park Windsor
Despite having spent a lifetime meeting strangers, the Queen still cares about the impression
she makes.
Royal party planner Lady Elizabeth Anson reveals: People might think she wouldnt have
time to worry about menus, tastings and how things look, but she is the most meticulous
hostess.
A State banquet
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She is really interested in what people are going to eat or when they will get drinks.
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Neither is she immune to lifes more frivolous pleasures.
She enjoys a glass of gin and Dubonnet,
Enjoying a glass of gin and Dubonnet in Ireland
The Queen also has been known to browse the Clarins make-up
counter at airports, and always carries a lipstick to discreetly reapply it during official visits.
She has even been known to go nightclubbing she was spotted at Annabels in Mayfair at
the 70th birthday of a senior lady-in-waiting, the Countess of Airlie.
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Yet those closest to her tell how, at heart, she and Prince Philip prefer long, peaceful walks at
Sandringham or Windsor to jetting off on foreign holidays.
The Long Walk, Windsor
And it is in these quiet moments, when she is alone with Philip, that the Queen is at her most
relaxed.
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She has described her husband of 64 years as being her strength and stay and,
despite being surrounded by servants or in the public eye, they have a very normal marriage.
As her former private secretary Lord Charteris once noted: Prince Philip is the only man in
the world who treats the Queen simply as another human being.
Hes the only man who can. Strange as it may seem, I believe she values that.
And, of course, its not unknown for the Queen to tell Prince Philip to shut up. Because she
is Queen, thats not something she can easily say to anybody else.
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The Queens first home........................................................................................... Page 9

Never went to school .........................................................................................Page 11

Married in Westminster Abbey...............................................................................Page 19

The wedding ......................................................................................................Page 19

The Queen's wedding dress .............................................................................. Page 22

The Queens children.............................................................................................. Page 31

Christmas message & Queen's speeches.............................................................. Page 35

Interest and hobbies............................................................................................... Page 38

The Queen's horses.................................................................................................Page 39

Driving / passport .................................................................................................. Page 42

How to greet the Queen...........................................................................................Page 42

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Five astronauts at Buckingham Palace...................................................................Page 55

Properly trained to change a spark plug.................................................................Page 55.

Golden Jubilee in 2002...........................................................................................Page 56

The royal fishes......................................................................................................Page 59.

Dorgies, a new breed of dog..................................................................................Page 59

Dont feed the corgis whisky.................................................................................Page 60

Nine Royal thrones..................................................................................................Page 61

Unusual live gifts....................................................................................................Page.63

Her Majesty's official YouTube Channel................................................................Page 65

Six Archbishops of Canterbury...............................................................................Page 67

Six Popes..................................................................................................... ......Page 68

The Royal Train......................................................................................................Page 69

A Gunners fan................................................................................................ .......Page 70

Royal Variety performances....................................................................................Page 72

100,000 apiece for the Diamond Jubilee..............................................................Page..73

Is the Queen a binge drinker ?.................................................................................Page 73

Hurling shoes, threats and sporting equipment.......................................................Page 74

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What gives the Queen the giggles?......................................................................Page 75

The Royal Collection...........................................................................................Page 78

Windsor Castle after a fire...................................................................................Page 81

The Queen's racing colours.................................................................................Page 83

The Queen's official visits...................................................................................Page 85

12 Prime Ministers. ................................................................................... Page 88

Opening Parliament ........................................................................................Page 92

Honours and Awards............................................................................................Page 94

90,00 Christmas puddings.................................................................................. Page 98

Royal Yacht Britannia..........................................................................................Page 99

Unusual Live gifts................................................................................................Page 101

Commonwealth tours...........................................................................................Page 102

Historic visit to the Republic of Ireland...............................................................Page 105

Inward State Visits................................................................................................Page 106

56 Royal Maundy services in 43 Cathedrals........................................................Page 107

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Married for 64 years................................................................................................Page 115

Amazing facts from the 50th Anniversary...............................................................Page 119

The Queen's Coronation service..............................................................................Page 126

The St. Edward's Crown, made in 1661..................................................................Page 142

Camped for two days along the route......................................................................Page 148

Imperial State Crown...............................................................................................Page 149.

The smiling Queen Salote of Tonga ....................................................................Page 151

Coronataion Chicken................................................................................................Page 154

More amazing facts .................................................................................................Page 157

The Queen secret signals with her handbag.............................................................Page 158

Secret world behind the Palace doors.......................................................................Page 159

The Queen has wept in public...................................................................................Page 160

The Queen goes underground...................................................................................Page 161

A security guard denied her entry..............................................................................Page 162

An Intruder into the Queens bedroom .................................................................Page 164

All Ive got is a talking hat !.....................................................................................Page 165