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At the age of ... Elizabeth learned about her father's death.

Time magazine called Elizabeth ... .

Her coronation on June 2nd .... saw 8000 guests.

Her coronation took place in .... .

In 1992....

 At the age .... the queen made a tour to... .

It was the 16th time Elizabeth visited ... .

In June ... Elizabeth celebrated ... years on the throne.

Only two monarchs celebtated the diamond jubilee on the throne ... and .... .

In .... queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch.

Read the information about the Queen Elizabeth and her animals and choose the right answer.

Throughout her entire life and reign, dorgis and corgis have been constant canine companions to Queen Elizabeth. Over time, they’ve become symbolic of the ... : They nipped at her heels in a skit for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, posed with her on the cover of Vanity Fair, and frolicked with her on expansive palace lawns and castle grounds. Back in March, the queen shared a photograph of herself on the telephone from Windsor Castle, talking to Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Sitting on her desk? Bronze corgi figurines.

Before she was Queen, she was a young Princess Elizabeth, surrounded by dogs. “The children live surrounded with their own and their parents’ many dogs, which include labradors, and even a Tibetan breed,” wrote Kathleen Woodward in a 1937 issue of the Sunday Times. “Both children have their own dogs, and are taught to look after their feeding and grooming. Princess Elizabeth has a Welsh corgi, from which she is seldom parted.” Although Woodward did not name the pup, it is assumed to be one named Dookie, brought home by her father, ..., in 1933. It would be the first of over 30 corgis the queen has owned during her lifetime. Woodward got it right when she said “seldom parted”: In 1935, photographers captured the little princess, not yet the heir presumptive, walking Dookie (or perhaps the other family corgi, Jane) in Hyde Park. Two years later, she stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony for Trooping the Colour, her first as the first in line to the British throne. In her 11-year-old arms she held her ... .

In 2015, the British tabloids reported that the queen decided to stop ... dogs—in her old age, she was reportedly worried that a young dog would ... her, and she didn’t want to leave any corgi behind.

All throughout her life, Queen Elizabeth has been a lover of horses. She is an avid ... that has ridden and owned horses for many years.The Queen began riding horses when she was only three years old. She soon became an accomplished equestrian and would often ride in Royal ceremonies as well as for leisure. In addition to riding, the queen is a passionate horse ... , conversationalist, and racehorse owner.

Queen Elizabeth’s very first horse was a Shetland pony named Peggy. Her Majesty got Peggy at the young age of 4 as a birthday present from her ..., King George V.

After her first pony, the Queen continued to ride. She made her debut as a princess at the annual .... on horseback on a horse named Tommy. While riding at ceremonies, she would ride sidesaddle.

The Queen is an avid fan of Thoroughbred racing. After her father, King George VI, passed away, she ... breeding and racing stock. The Queen’s Thoroughbred breeding program is at the Royal Stud in Sandringham. As yearlings, they go to Polhampton Stud before heading to various training stables. She routinely visits to observe and assess her Thoroughbred horses. To date, Her Majesty’s horses have won over 1,600 races. Her horses have won ... at least once with the exception of Epsom Derby. She is extremely knowledgeable about the Thoroughbred industry and is a patron of the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association.

All 5,300 breeding pairs of ... in Britain are officially owned by the Queen.In 1993, the medieval post of Keeper of the Queen’s Swans had its responsibilities split into Warden of the Swans and Marker of the Swans. Together, these two ceremonial officials of the royal household organise and conduct the annual swan-upping ceremony, where swans and cygnets on the ... are rounded up, counted and examined for injuries before being released back into the wild.

The Queen has made more than 250 official visits to 129 countries and has received a lot of fun ..., which live in ... now.

Insert adjectives in the necessary degree of comparison.

Queen Elizabeth is the ... -reigning monarch in British history and is easily the ... famous.

Stamp collecting is one of the world's ... popular hobbies and is done in all cultures all over the world. Queen Elizabeth, herself appears on several stamps, so it makes sense she has a collection!

Elizabeth's uncle, Edward VIII abdicated the throne ... than a year after taking it so that he could marry an American socialite named Wallis Simpson.

Blood is ... than water.

 ... a small fish than empty dish.

He works ... who knows his trade.

Street parties, a concert with some of the world's " ... entertainment stars" and a chance to see the Queen's homes up close are all part of the plan to mark her 70 years on the throne.

There isn't really a template for celebrating a British monarch's 70-year reign, because it's not happened before.

The ... was Queen Victoria's 63 years and elsewhere you have to go back to 18th-Century France and Louis XIV, who reached 72 years.

Queen Elizabeth II has devoted her life to the service of her country. But nearly a decade before she became queen, she entered another kind of service when she became the first female member of the British royal family to become an ... duty member of the British Armed Forces — making her the last surviving head of state to have served during World War II.

Elizabeth took her ATS duties seriously, but the idea of a future queen repairing automobiles proved irresistible. Her enlistment made headlines around the world, with newspapers applauding the young princess’ commitment to the war effort and calling her "Princess Auto Mechanic." And though her parents had proved resistant to the idea of her joining the military, they were immensely ... of their daughter, paying a visit to her ATS unit in April 1945, with ... daughter Margaret — and a fleet of reporters and newsreel cameramen — in tow.

The Union Flag was originally a Royal flag. When the present design was made official in 1801, it was ordered to be flown on all the King's forts and castles, but not elsewhere. It is today flown above ... when The Queen is not in residence.

The shield is supported by two ... — ... with the crown on the left and ... on the right. The ... represents pride, bravery, valour. It is also a symbol of power and royalty. The ... is a mythical animal. It has appeared at the British and the Scottish coats of arms and is the symbol of purity. They are surmounted by the Royal crown.

The coat features both the motto of British Monarchs:.... and the motto of the Order of the Garter: ... on a representation of the Garter behind the shield.

The idea of chivalry was introduced to the court during Edward Hi's reign. Once a lady at court dropped her garter. King Edward picked it up and put the garter on his leg. The King told the people, who were laughing at her in French "Honi soit qui mal у pense" which meant "Let him be ashamed who sees wrong in it". He founded the ... in 1348 and chose 24 knights to be the members of the order.

The motto of the Monarch which is also in French "Dieu et mon droit" ("God and my right"). Henry VI began to use it as the motto of the British monarch in the 15th century. Why French motto in an English-speaking country? The explanation is pure history. A French motto was chosen rather than English because French was the language of the ... . Henry VI spoke French and had been crowned the King of France as well as of England.

The plant symbols of the United Kingdom — ... — are often displayed beneath the shield.

The system of titles and honours of the UK includes several grades. The highest honour is ... which is historically hereditary, and since 1959 ... is given. The five grades of nobility are Duke / Duchess (addressed to as Your Grace), Marquis / Marchioness (addressed to as My Lord / My Lady), Earl / Countess (addressed to as My Lord / My Lady), Viscount / Viscountess, Baron / Baroness.

The Welsh dragon does not appear on the Union Flag. This is because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, the Principality of Wales by that time was ... and was no longer a separate principality.