Interesting facts about Queen Elizabeth

She texts her grandchildren. 

She takes her handbag everywhere. 

Obviously she keeps a lipstick in her handbag

She spoke to her mother every day. 

Since the death of her dad King George VI, the Queen made sure her mum never felt alone. The Queen Mother was a widow for 50 years, until her death a the age of 101.

She became next-in-line for the throne at age 10. 

Before her uncle King Edward VIII unexpectedly abdicated in 1936, the now Queen was a distant heir to the throne, much like Princess Beatrice now. But when her father became King, she was next-in-line to sit on the throne.

Apparently, when the news broke about their father becoming King, Princess Margaret asked her sister: "Does that mean you will have to be the next queen?"

"Yes, some day," said Princess Elizabeth.

"Poor you," replied Princess Margaret. 

She worked as a mechanic.

Not afraid to get her hands dirty, Princess Elizabeth joined the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945, during World War II. 'Second Subaltern Elizabeth Alexander Mary Windsor' was a mechanic and driver and an inspiration to the future royal military men, Prince William and Prince Harry!

She loves horses

We always assume that the Queen's favourite animals are her corgies but those close to her know that horses are her true love! She rides, breeds and races them. Once she even held a private audience with the Horse Whisperer!

She became Queen when she was up a fig tree in Kenya.  

On 6th February 1952, Princess Elizabeth was reportedly climbing up an African fig tree at the time of her father's death, the moment she became Queen. When Prince Philip broke the news to his wife, she returned home to assume her duties.

The Queen is afraid of nothing!

In 1981, at the Trooping of the Colour, the Queen was on horseback when she was shot at by a man in the crowd six times at close range. She hardly flinched. And again, in 1982, a deranged man broke into the Queen's bedroom. Instead of being scared out of her wits, she remained calm and talked to the man for seven minutes until the police arrived.

 

Her Majesty certainly has a sense of humour.

She is one of the most recognizable faces in the world, so it's seems hard to believe that someone wouldn't recognize The Queen.

However one of her former protection officers claims that she can still slip under the radar, and actually went completely unrecognized by an American tourist following a leisurely walk near Balmoral.

Richard Griffin has revealed that the Queen, not wanting to reveal her identity, jokingly played along when the tourist asked if she had ever met herself seeing as she lived in such close proximity from the royal residence.

Her Majesty slyly replied: “No, but this policeman has,” gesturing towards Mr Griffin.

HILARIOUS.