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7 Interesting Facts About Queen Elizabeth II

  • The health of the Queen was paramount, special measures were taken to preserve her life. The Queen always had at least three doctors whenever she travelled. She always travelled with blood bags containing her own blood.
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  • The Queen was in office for 70 years and 214 days, this makes her reign the longest in British history and the longest any female has lasted as a ruler.
  • The Queen served actively in WW II as a trained mechanic, she was the first female member of the British Royal family to join the armed services. Her training as a mechanic was the reason she was so good with cars.
  • She asked to be in a James Bond skit with Daniel Craig for the Olympics, she broke the royal protocols
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  • Her full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor
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  • In 2012, a couple jokingly invited the Queen to their wedding; she declined the offer only to surprise them in the reception
  • She reportedly stopped the breeding of her dogs, the corgis in 2015 so that none would be left behind when she is dead.
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  •  However, in April 2021 after the death of her husband she received two as gifts from her son. She considered her dogs a part of her family.
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