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Hello. Good morning, everyone. As we all know, the Queen has passed away and the Queen Elizabeth II was the longest serving monarch in the British history. So apart from all the typical news about the funeral and how she died and who was there, who was not there, I thought it might be a good idea to talk about some of the more lighthearted things about her that people don't really know.

So I came across this article which talks about some curious facts about the Queen, which might make you think a little bit. So Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at the age of 96. As we know, the announcement has saddened the nation with droves of the royal fans and celebrities taking to social media to share their condolences as the world mourns the loss of the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Many of us are fondly looking back at her life from her loving relationship with Prince Philip, who passed away last year at the age of 99, to her most memorable fashion moments and iconic feminist moods. There is so much to remember about Her Majesty, and there is still more to learn, too. So despite being perhaps one of the most famous people on the planet, surprisingly, there are still plenty of lesser known and unexpected facts about Queen Elizabeth,

from world records to her role in World War Two. So let's get started. Did you know the Queen did not need a driving license to drive? Yes. Unlike the rest of us who have to take a test or more than one test in order to legally drive a car, her Majesty followed no such rule. In fact, the monarch is the only person in the UK who did not need to have a driver's license in order to drive on public roads.

Not only that, but the Queen did not hold a passport either. That's because both documents were issued in her name, meaning she was not required to have either, a privilege held by the sovereign alone. Next, the Queen was better travelled than any British monarch before her. During her reign, she visited over 100 countries, included Canada 22 times and France 13 times.

She also owned a Greggs pastry shop, the famous pastry shop in the UK through the British Crown's State Empire. The Queen owned or partly owned 14 retail parks and three shopping centers, one of which included Gallagher's Retail Park in Cheltenham, where you can enjoy a very royal Greggs.
The Queen had her own private ATM. While it is rare that Queen would need access to cash, she did have a private ATM in the basement of Buckingham Palace. Courtesy of Post Bank, the ATM is strictly for members of the royal family only. Fancy one yourself. Well, the banking at courts is free of charge. As long as you have £1.3 million to pop into your account. But sadly, rules are that the Queen volunteered as a truck driver during World War Two before taking the throne from her father.

The then Princess Elizabeth volunteered as a truck driver and mechanic during World War II, making her the first female member of the royal family to serve in the military. And then you have a lot of pictures of her working as a mechanic as well. The queen bought her wedding dress with ration coupons. Speaking of WWII duty postwar austerity measures in the UK, the then Princess Elizabeth had to use clothing ration coupons to purchase the material for her wedding dress.

According to the British heritage, the government allowed her 200 extra ration coupons to make the purchase.

The Queen washed her own dishes at times, given that she was more often associated with crown jewels, than a pair of marigolds. You might be surprised to find out that on many occasions, Her Majesty actually washed her own dishes. Speaking to the Telegraph, royal expert and author Harry Mounts recalled that a former royal courtier once told him, I was at a shooting lunch.

At the end of the lunch, I heard someone say, I'll do the washing up. I turned around and...