Queen Elizabeth II prepares to celebrate her 90th birthday on April 21.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II prepares to celebrate her 90th birthday on April 21 as recent polls find that the Britain's longest-serving monarch is as popular as ever.
Although the recent years have seen the Queen delegating some of her responsibilities to the younger royals, there has been no sign of retirement from the Queen even after 63 years of reign.
On her 90th birthday, let's take a look at 9 interesting facts about the Queen that you probably did not know.
1. At a cerermony felicitating the Gurkha regiment of the British Army
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Since 1952, The Queen has conferred over 404,500 honours and awards- Getty Images
2. At the Parliament
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The Queen has attended every opening of Parliament except those in 1959 and 1963, when she was expecting Prince Andrew and Prince Edward respectively- Getty Images
3. The play
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As a young girl, Elizabeth acted in a number of pantomimes during World War II, including playing Prince Florizel in Cinderella in 1941. The productions took place every year in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle- Getty Images
4. Queen's tours on the Royal Yacht Britannia and HMS Vanguard
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Many of The Queen’s official tours were undertaken on the Royal Yacht Britannia. It was launched by Her Majesty on 16th April 1953 and was commissioned for service on 7th January 1954. It was de-commissioned in December, 1997. During this time, Britannia travelled more than a million miles on Royal and official duties- Getty Images
5. The Queen
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Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s longest serving monarch. She achieved the record on Wednesday September 9, passing the 2322 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes that Queen Victoria ruled- Getty Images
6. At Madame Tussaud's
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Madame Tussauds have showcased 23 different waxworks of Her Majesty to date- Getty Images
7. HM the Queen seen driving a 4-by-4 Range Rover
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Elizabeth II is believed to be the only monarch in British history who has been properly trained to change a flat tyre or a spark plug having served in the wartime ATS as 2nd Lieutenant Elizabeth Windsor- Getty Images
8. The Imperial Crown
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The Imperial State Crown that Queen Elizabeth II wears at the State Opening of Parliament is set with 2,868 diamonds along with the much fabled Koh-i-noor- Getty Images
9. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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The Queen is the fortieth monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England- Getty Images
