200px|Queen Elizabeth II As Queen Elizabeth II approaches her 80th birthday, on April 21, Buckingham Palace has released 80 little known facts about her. Did you know that: The Queen owns all dolphins, porpoises, and sturgeons in British waters. She has sat for 139 official portraits, opened 15 bridges in the UK, launched 23 ships, and speaks fluent French . Or that in 1976 at an Army base she sent her first e-mail . Or she has owned more than 30 corgis , starting with Susan who was her 18th birthday present. And in 2002, at 76 years of age, that The Queen was the oldest monarch to celebrate a Golden Jubilee .
200px|Queen Elizabeth II As approaches her 80th birthday, on April 21, has released 80 little known facts about her. Did you know that: The Queen owns all , , and in British waters. She has sat for 139 official portraits, opened 15 bridges in the UK, launched 23 ships, and speaks fluent . Or that in 1976 at an Army base she sent her first . Or she has owned more than 30 , starting with Susan who was her 18th birthday present. And in 2002, at 76 years of age, that The Queen was the oldest monarch to celebrate a .
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