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Fun facts about Queen Elizabeth II as she becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch.
"GREAT MIMICKER"
Elizabeth often gives the impression of seriousness and many have noted her "poker face." But those who know her describe her as having a relaxed sense of humour and a talent for mimicry in private company.
Bishop Michael Mann, the monarch's domestic chaplain, once said that "the queen imitating the Concorde landing is one of the funniest things you could see." Ian Paisley, the Northern Irish clergyman and politician, also noted that Elizabeth was a "great mimicker" of him.
Royal commentator Hugo Vickers, who has met the queen several times, describes her as "quite fun" and much more well-informed than one would expect.
"Once I suddenly said something completely obscure" about a New Zealand Maori chief, he said. "She knew exactly what I was talking about."
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CORGIS, SWANS, ROYAL FISH
Elizabeth's love of the corgi is well known. Her father, George VI, introduced the breed to the royal famiy in 1933 when he bought a corgi called Dookie. The animal proved popular with his daughters, and the queen was given her first corgi, Susan, for her 18th birthday. She has owned over 30 corgis during her reign - many were direct descendants from Susan.
Elizabeth also introduced a new breed of dog known as the "dorgi" when one of her corgis was mated with a dachshund named Pipkin.
As monarch, Elizabeth technically owns all the thousands of pairs of mute swans in open British water, and an annual census dating back to the 12th century - "Swan Upping" - takes place every year in southern England. The queen also officially has the right to claim all "Royal Fish" - sturgeons, porpoises, whales and dolphins - according to a statute from 1324.
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