Full name:
Christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor

Date & place of birth:
21 April 1926 at 17 Bruton Street, London

Star sign:
Taurus

Height:
5f 4in

Parents:
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Brothers and sisters:
One younger sister, Princess Margaret, who died on 9 February 2002

Education:
Home Taught

Homes:
She has Buckingham Palace (official London residence). The Palace of Holyroodhouse (official Scottish residence), Windsor Castle, Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle are also used at different times of the year

Family:
Married HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947

Four children:
Prince Charles (The Prince of Wales), Princess Anne (The Princess Royal), Prince Andrew (The Duke of York) and Prince Edward (The Earl of Wessex)

Six grandchildren:
Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips

Working life:
Head of State in the UK. She meets the Prime Minister, other Ministers and reads Cabinet and Foreign Office papers. Receives visiting Heads of State and pays official visits to overseas countries. She is the head of the Church of England, the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, and the Commonwealth.

Skills:
Passed vehicle mechanics exams and qualified as a driver in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during World War II
Speaks good French
Acted in charades and family plays as a teenager

Hobbies:
Riding, walking in the countryside, horse racing, working her dogs, Scottish country dancing

Pets:
Six corgis, three 'dorgis' (corgis crossed with a dachshund) and five cocker spaniels.