In the same way as other royals of her time and previously, Elizabeth never went to a government funded school and was never presented to different understudies.
HOME-SCHOOLING
the people who realized her portrayed her as having a devilish funny bone and an ability for mimicry in privately company.
GREAT MIMICKER
She may have been the queen, but she paid taxes too — at least since 1992.
ROYAL TAXPAYER
as a child, she was endearingly known as young Lilibet by her family — said to be because she couldn’t pronounce “Elizabeth” properly.
LITTLE LILIBET
Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip enjoyed a stable relationship for more 70 years, a union that far outlasted the marriages of three of her four children
A STEADFAST ROMANCE
Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926, but it was sometimes confusing for the public to know when to celebrate.
MULTIPLE BIRTHDAYS
She owned more than 30 corgis over the years. She also had two “dorgis” — crossbreeds of dachshund and corgi — named Candy and Vulcan.
HOW MANY CORGIS
The Beatles immortalized her with the tongue-in-cheek “Her Majesty,” calling her “a pretty nice girl” though “she doesn’t have a lot to say.”