Honiton: Here are 22 facts you didn’t know about The Queen

By Kate Baxter 4th Jun 2022

1.      In Papua New Guinea, where she is the constitutional monarch, she is known in the pidgin language of Tok Pisin as 'Missis Kwin' and as 'Mama belong big family.'

2.      In 1986 The Queen was the first British monarch to visit China.

3.      Her favourite breed of corgi is the Pembroke Welsh Corgi.

4.      Her fist dog, Susie, went on honeymoon with The Queen and Prince Phillip.

5.      One of The Queen's corgies was attacked by Princess Anne's English bull terrier and had to be put down.

6.      When she was four The Queen received her first pony, Peggy. She was a gift from King George V.

7.      Madame Tussards has displayed 23 different waxworks of The Queen.

8.      The Queen and Prince Phillip are both great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.

9.      In 2002 Party at the Palace pop concert was watched by 200 million viewers.

10.  In 2013 she made history by being the first reigning monarch to win Royal Ascot's Gold Cup, with her thoroughbred, Estimate.

11.  The Queen wears single colour outfits so she is easily visible in a crowd.

12.  She is patron of over 600 charities.

13.  The Queen has replied to approximately 3.5 million messages.

14.  The Sunday Times Rich 2022 List puts her net worth at £370m.

15.  As a result of a 1324 statute, she owns all the whales and dolphins in British waters.

16.  The Queen has been a range of animals, including sloths, jaguars and beavers. They are generally given to London Zoo.

17.  She sent her first tweet in 2014, to open an exhibition at London's Science Museum.

18.  The Queen paid income tax for the very first time in 1993.

19.  She only carries money on a Sunday so she is able to make a donation at church.

20.  In 1982 Michael Fagen broke into her bedroom at Buckingham Palace.

21.  The Queen has never needed a driving licence.

22.  She is known as 'Gan-gan' by Prince George.

     

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