Her Two Birthdays And Other Things You May Not Know About Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth whose demise was announced in September was 96 years and reigned for about 70 years was the longest serving monarch in the UK and the only person known to have two birthdays. Here are some things about the Queen which you may not know.

Longest-serving monarch

 Queen is the longest-serving British monarch and is the first to reach 70 years on the throne, having beaten her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to the record.

The Queen Has Two Birthdays

Although she was born on 21 April 1926, Queen Elizabeth liked to celebrate two birthdays every year. The second one is when the celebrations take place and usually, this is on the second Saturday of June.

It all began with her grandfather whose birthday was in November but chose to have his birthday in the summer so that the weather was on his side.

The Queen first owned a house at age six

The Queen might just be the first person in history to own a house at  such a young age! It all happened on her birthday in March 1932. A straw-thatched cottage was gifted to her by the people of Wales

Visited more than 120 countries

While the Queen’s parents and grandparents were known for their extensive travels, the Queen has truly outdone them. Having visited more than 120 countries, the Queen has become the most travelled monarch

She published her first Instagram post in 2019

The Queen was applauded when she sent her first email back in 1976. But she’s come a long way since then. In the year 2019, the Queen published her first Instagram post!

On 7 March 2019, the Queen shared an image of a letter written in 1843 to her great-great-grandfather.

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