Ahead of the PlatinumJubilee bank holiday weekend, here are 70 facts about Queen Elizabeth II - one for each year of her 70 years on the throne
The Queen owns all the dolphins and whales in British waters, has survived an assassination attempt, and is known as"Mama belong big family" in Papua New Guinea.Image:The Queen has two birthdays, one in April and another in June, as sovereign birthdays are celebrated twice if theirs does not fall in summer.She has nine royal thrones - six at Buckingham Palace, two at Westminster Abbey and one at the House of Lords.
The Queen loves horses. Her thoroughbreds have won four out of the five flat racing classics - the 1,000 Guineas, 2,000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St Leger. The only one she hasn't succeeded in is the Derby.She made sporting history when she became the first reigning monarch to win Royal Ascot's Gold Cup with her thoroughbred Estimate in 2013.The Queen is also a keen pigeon fancier.
A riot broke out when she visited Quebec in 1964 amid the region's separatist movement. No member of the Royal Family returned there for 50 years, until Prince William's visit in 2011.For her 80th birthday in 2006 she invited 2,000 children to celebrate with her at Buckingham Palace.46. For her Golden Jubilee in June 2002 she hosted the first ever public concert in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The Party at the Palace was one of the most watched TV broadcasts in history with 200 million viewers worldwide.47.
It saw her become the first royal to be awarded a gold disc, with 100,000 copies of the CD for Party at the Palace sold within a week of release.Her bedroom at Buckingham Palace was broken into before she awoke on 9 July 1982. The charges against the intruder, Michael Fagan, were dropped after a psychiatric report.She became the first British monarch to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress in 1991, after the coalition victory in the Gulf War.
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