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LONDON, April 21 – Queen Elizabeth II of Britain celebrates her birthday Sunday, commemorating her 93-year existence.
Here are five facts about the oldest and oldest monarch in Britain.
Longevity
More than 80% of Britons never lived under another monarch and were not born when Elizabeth ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, according to the British Office of Statistics.
She reigned over 14 prime ministers and took on the throne during Winston Churchill's tenure.
She also met 11 of the 12 current US Presidents and signed more than 3,500 bills.
For her birthday, the queen will be eleven years and four months older than any British monarch in history and, with 67 years and 74 days, it will be the longest portion of three years and 224 days .
Birth
The Queen was born on April 21, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street in upscale London, Mayfair, which is now an upscale Chinese restaurant whose signature dishes include "silver cod roasted with champagne".
She has another official birthday on the second Saturday of June to publicly celebrate this event.
The tradition of the double anniversary was launched by King George II in 1748, who wished to celebrate the summer.
Animals
The monarch has been an animal lover all his life and especially loves horses and dogs.
She owned more than 30 Corgi dogs, her favorite breed, and even invented a new breed, the dorgi – a cross between a corgi and a dachshund.
She inherited several thoroughbred horses after the death of her father, King George VI, in 1952, and her races won more than 1,600 races.
Aged 93, he also owned an elephant, black jaguars and a crocodile – gifts supported in zoos – and, due to arachic laws, still owns all unmarked mute swans and the "royal fish" of Great Britain, including sturgeons.
Tax
Although she is not legally obliged to pay taxes, Elizabeth chose in 1992 to start voluntarily paying personal income tax, despite public rumors about the cost of restoring the castle. Windsor damaged by fire.
techie
Despite the tradition and the splendor of the family, the Queen is comfortable with the development of technologies since her career as a truck mechanic during the Second World War.
She sent her first email in 1976, a message sent to the moon by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969, her first tweet in 2014 and her first Instagram post last month.
His 1953 coronation was the first to be televised and, in 2012, his annual Christmas speech is available on podcast. – AFP
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