British Royal Family Facts
49 Facts Every Die-Hard Fan of the British Royal Family Should Know
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![Queen Elizabeth II married her third cousin — she and Prince Philip shared the same great-great-grandparents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who were first cousins themselves.
She became queen while she was in Kenya for a royal tour. There, the 25-year-old princess learned that her father had died, thus becoming queen.
Queen Elizabeth II isn't legally required to own a driving license — or a passport!
Although Prince Charles's marriage to his longtime mistress Camilla made for a tricky situation, the queen showed her support, toasting to the couple at their wedding reception, saying, "Having cleared Becher's Brook and the Chair [tough racing obstacles], the happy couple are now in the winners' enclosure."
She texts her grandkids like a true modern monarch.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/b9RahZqnfwbwVt4j-o_W2gUSsyg/160x160/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-:sharpen-!1,0,true!-/2015/03/19/811/n/1922398/39807bae262a5b2e_451684084/i/Queen-Elizabeth-II-married-her-third-cousin-she-Prince-Philip.jpg "Queen Elizabeth II married her third cousin — she and Prince Philip shared the same great-great-grandparents, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, who were first cousins themselves.
She became queen while she was in Kenya for a royal tour. There, the 25-year-old princess learned that her father had died, thus becoming queen.
Queen Elizabeth II isn't legally required to own a driving license — or a passport!
Although Prince Charles's marriage to his longtime mistress Camilla made for a tricky situation, the queen showed her support, toasting to the couple at their wedding reception, saying, \"Having cleared Becher's Brook and the Chair [tough racing obstacles], the happy couple are now in the winners' enclosure.\"
She texts her grandkids like a true modern monarch.")
