Questão 14 - Mackenzie 2 Dia 2024

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        The curlous and Iesser-known facts about Queen Elizabeth II

 

    From washing her own dishes to sending a message to the moon... Queen Elizabeth II hadpassed away at the age of96. The announcement has saddened the nation, with droves of royal fans and celebrities taking to social media to share their condolences.

As the world mourns the loss of the longest-reigning monarch in British history, many of us are fondly looking back at her life. From her loving relationship with Prince Philip (who passed away last year at the age of 99) to her most memorable fashion moments and iconic feminist moves, there’s so much to remember about Her Majesty — and there’s still more to learn, too.

Despite being perhaps one of the most famous people on the planet, surprisingly there are still plenty of lesser-known and unexpected facts about Queen Elizabeth II, from world records to her role in WWII...

Unknown facts about Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen didn’t need a driving license to drive

Unlike the rest of us, who have to take a test (or five) in order to legally drive a car, Her Majesty followed no such rule. ln fact, the monarch is the only person in the UK who did not need to have a driver’s license in order to drive on public roads. Not only that, but The Queen did not hold a passport either — that’s because both documents were issued in her name, meaning she was not required to have either: a privilege held by the sovereign alone.

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The Queen had her own private ATM

Whie it’s rare that the Queen would need access to cash, she did have a private ATM in the basement of Buckingham Palace. Courtesy of Coutts bank, the ATM is strictly for members of the Royal Family only. Fancy one for yourself? Tatler reports that banking at Coutts is free of charge, as long as you have around £1.3 million to pop into your account. That sadly rules us out, then.

The Queen volunteered as a truck driver during World War II

Before taking the throne overfrom her father, the then-Princess El,zabetlj’t volunteered as a truck driver and mechanic during World War II — making the first female member of the Royal FamiIy to serve in the military.

The Queen bought her wedding dress with ration coupons

Speaking of V’/orld War II, due to post-war austerity measures in the UK,  the then-Princess Elizabeth hadto use clothing ration coupons to purchase the material for her wedding dress. According to British Heritage,, i1f~ government allowed her 200 extra ration coupons to make the purchashe.

The Queen washed her own dishes

Given that she was more often associated with the Crown Jewels thàh~ :; a pair of Marigolds, you might be surprised to f,nd out that on m~~f occasions HerMajesty actually washed herown dishes Speak,ng toTl~tz Telegraph, royal expert and author Harry Mount recalled that a fo~?mÇer royal courtier once told him: “1 was once at a shooting lunch. At of lunch, I heard someone say, ‘I'll do the washing-up’. I turned and there was the Queen in her yellow washing-up gloves”

The Queen .sent out over 300,000 cards to her royal fans

As part of her role as head of the British Monarchy, Queen ElizabJth1ll sent over 300,000 congratulatory cards to people celebrating their 100th birthdays, and over 900,000 messages to couples marking their diamond (6Oth) wedding anniversary.

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The Queen bathed every morning in seven inches of water

Yep, sounds very specific, we know. But, turns out, Her Majesty was a very specific woman In fact, every morning whilst she drank her cup on breakfast tea, the Queen’s maid would run her a bath. “The bath [had] to be exactly the right temperature: tested with a wooden-cased thermometer and no more than seven inches of water,” revealed Angela Kelly, the Queen’s former personal assistant.

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The Queen sent a message to the Moon

To congratulate the Apollo 11 astronauts on the first moon lading (21 July 1969), a pre-recorded message from HerMajesty was deposited. the Moon in a metal container.

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(Adapted from Cosmopolitan. Abril 22, 2022. www.cosmopolitan.com: Access Abril, 2023)

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