The British Royal Family, on Thursday, announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.
A statement from the Royal Family on Twitter said the respected monarch died peacefully.
Find out 15 interesting Facts about the longest reigning monarch in British history.
1. She was the Head of the 54 Commonwealth Nations.
Queen Elizabeth II presided over the 54 countries that make up the Commonwealth before her death. The first monarch to be publicly styled as Head of the Commonwealth was her father, King George VI.
2. Before her diamond jubilee, she visited every region of Britain.
Queen Elizabeth II toured every region of Britain ahead of the four-day party in June to mark the jubilee, while other royals made visits across the Commonwealth.
3. She was the first British Monarch to visit the Republic of Ireland.
Queen Elizabeth II became visited the Republic of Ireland in 2011, with the highly-charged visit making her the first British monarch to visit the country since it won independence in 1922.
4. She was the historical monarch who traveled the most.
Queen Elizabeth II holds the record for the most countries visited by an individual monarch. She visited more than 120 countries on six continents. Canada is the country she traveled to more than any other country outside the United Kingdom.
5. She was the longest-serving British monarch in history.
Queen Elizabeth II’s reign of 70 years and seven months is the longest of any British monarch.
6. The queen races pigeons! She keeps a flock of 200 pigeons at her country estate of Sandringham.
7. The queen's birthplace is now a world famous restaurant. A London townhouse at 17 Bruton Street was the home of her maternal grandparents and saw the birth of the baby that would go to become Britain's longest reigning monarch. It's now a Cantonese restaurant called Hakkasan.
8. You may be aware that the queen is the legal owner of every unmarked swan found on British waterways, but did you also know that she is also the legal owner of every dolphin and whale found in British waters? They are referred to as "Royal Fishes."
9. The queen was gifted a miniature cottage when she was six years old. Y Bwthyn Bach (which means ' Little House') is an adorable thatched wendy house given to Princess Elizabeth by the people of Wales on her sixth birthday. It was placed in the grounds of Royal Lodge in Windsor. The house was modeled on a typical Welsh cottage and contained a miniature radio, china set, portrait of the queen's mother, books, pots, pans, brooms and a working telephone.
10. The queen races pigeons! She keeps a flock of 200 pigeons at her country estate of Sandringham.
11. Elizabeth met Philip when she was just eight years old and he was 13 at the wedding of Prince George (Elizabeth's brother) and Princess Marina (Philip's cousin). Elizabeth and Philip are themselves third cousins. When Philip was 18, he began writing to 13-year-old Elizabeth. Seven years later, they were engaged.
12. The queen is fluent in Speaking French.
13. Since 1989 queen wears one shade of nail polish and one shade only: Ballet Slippers by Essie, a shade of palest pearly pink, and the queen's first bottle was originally ordered for her by her hairdresser.
14. There are at least 30 godchildren of the queen, among them the Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana.
15. The queen is the only person in the UK who is not required to have a driving license or license plate on her vehicle. She also doesn't need a passport to travel, as all British passports are issued in her name.
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