No driver’s licence? Who needs one when you’re the Queen

Little-known anecdotes and titbits about the longest-serving British monarch who celebrates her Platinum Jubilee

05 June 2022 - 19:51 By Staff reporter

Britain celebrated Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee at the weekend, an astonishing 70 years on the throne. Throughout she has remained an enigma. Here are some lesser-known facts about the world’s most famous woman...

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