Презентация к 95-летнему юбилею королевы Елизаветы II/

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  SOME FACTS ABOUT THE QUEEN
  
  

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  Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, during the supremacy of her paternal grandfather, King George V. She was the first baby of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and mother, Elizabeth, Duchess of York
  

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  On 9th September 2015, Queen Elizabeth II broke the record set by Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother and became the world’s oldest reigning British monarch, longest reigning queen regnant in history.
  

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  Elizabeth’s adoration for corgis is well known, as she has owned over 30 corgis during her reign. All of them were the direct descendants of Susan, the first corgi gifted to the Queen on her 18th birthday in 1944.
  

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  The Swan Owner
  Legally, the Queen Elizabeth II has the right of ownership of all the unmarked swans wandering around Britain waterways. Within 3 miles of UK shores, other species include; dolphins, whales, and sturgeons. Such is the power of the crown.
  

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  Tech Savvy Queen
  Queen Elizabeth II became the first State Head to have used electronic mail in 1976 from an army base. In 1997, the ‘Tech Savvy’ Queen launched the British Monarchy’s official website trailed by a Royal Twitter site (2009) with teams at Buckingham Palace tweeting day-to-day updates, Facebook page (2010) featuring royal news, videos, photos, speeches and Flickr page also in 2010.
  

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  Queen of Highways
  One of the freedoms that emanate with throne is that Queen doesn’t need any driving license to drive around. Also, it is not binding on her to have registration plates on the vehicles.
  

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  Receiving Inexplicable Gifts
  The Queen received some bizarre gifts during her supremacy, some of them were live animals. Among these are two black beavers from Canada, Jaguars, and sloths from Brazil and a bull elephant. These animals have been placed in the care of the London Zoo.
  

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  The World War Effect
  Post World War II, on November 20, 1947, Princess Elizabeth II tied the knot with Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh. As the big event was held during the world war recuperation years, their marriage was not a big show. In keeping serious impacts of the war on Britain, Elizabeth II had to save up the ration coupons to purchase the material for her wedding outfit, an ivory satin gown encrusted with 10,000 white pearls.
  

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  Passion for Horse Racing
  The Queen is a passionate horse racing fan. She has a keen interest in horses and their breeding. She owned many thoroughbred horses for use in racing. Every year at Windsor Park, the Royal Windsor Horse Show was hosted by the Queen.
  

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  The Horrific 1992
  The year 1992 brought a bad deal of hard luck for the Queen. The marriages of her three children, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne & Prince Charles broke down. The Windsor castle suffered the severe fire damage, during a state visit to Germany angry protesters in Dresden flung eggs at her. The Queen figured this as the horrible year.
  

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  Your Passport Please!
  The Queen has traveled worldwide with a total number of 116 countries visited during her reign. But the amazing thing to know is that till now, she doesn’t hold a passport.
  

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  At Your Service!
  During World War II, Elizabeth II joined the women’s branch of the British Army. There she was trained as a mechanic & a military truck driver. Queen Elizabeth is the sole female member of the noble family to have entered the defense forces and assisted during World War II.
  

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  The first radio broadcast
  In 1940, The little Elizabeth made her first radio broadcast addressing other children who had to be evacuated from the cities during the World War II. The central message of the speech is “in the end all will be well.”
  

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  Hosted Important Astronauts
  The Queen has hosted Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, and Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, the first men on the moon, at the Buckingham Palace.
  

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  The Queen`s message to people across the world who have sent tributes and messages of condolence following the death of The Duke of Edinburgh.