Queen Elizabeth II: 22 Interesting Facts You (Probably) Didn’t Know
She volunteered as a truck driver during World War II
The entire world is mourning as Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully on Thursday afternoon (September 8, 2022) at her Scottish estate.
She came to the throne in 1952 and, as you can imagine, was the longest-reigning British monarch of all. As head of state, she was most commonly addressed as “Your Majesty.”
There are so many things about Queen Elizabeth II that you already know and many others that you probably don’t know yet.
So, let’s know some of those fascinating facts today!
1. Queen Elizabeth II celebrated two birthdays
Interesting, right?
Her actual birthday was on April 21st, but she also had a second “official” birthday which fell on the second Saturday in June.
Why two birthdays?
Well, Queen Elizabeth’s birthday is a national holiday in the United Kingdom, so there was no way to celebrate it without disrupting traffic and commerce. The Queen’s father, King George VI, solved this problem by declaring that his daughter’s birthday would also be celebrated on a different day.
