Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2016. The Queen is now 92, as of April 21, 2018.
She has been in the public eye for 90 years now, but there's a lot many of us probably don't know about her.
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Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday on Thursday, April 21, and her long life has been an amazing one.
But while some facts about the longest-reigning British monarch are well known — her love of corgis, her fondness for children and her passion for charity work — others might surprise you.
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