27 Things You Never Knew About Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen cannot be arrested because she is free from all prosecution. She and the royal family are also exempt from Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests.

This was Queen Elizabeth the day before she turned 90! She looks AMAZING!

The Queen owns all the swans in the Thames and the U.K., as well as all dolphins, whales, and sturgeons in British waters. If you include her plethora of corgis, that's a lot of pets!

The Queen got her first corgi, named Susan, on her 18th birthday. For 65 years, she bred 10 generations of these dogs. Her pack is dwindling, though; she's afraid of tripping over one when she gets up at night.

The Queen doesn't need a driver's license, making her the only person in the U.K. with this privilege. She also doesn't need license plates on her cars either.

She once played a prank on American tourists, who didn't recognize her as she walked around her estate in Balmoral. When they asked if she'd ever met the Queen, she said no!

The Queen gets her own poet. Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy has been the poet laureate since 2009.

Apparently, the Queen has worn the same $9 nail polish for over 30 years! Her go-to shade? "Ballet Slippers" by Essie. Looks like it's time to add this hue to our shopping list!

Thanks to King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth is the head of the Church of England. As such, she cannot convert to any other religion.

When she was 13, she had a huge crush on her 18-year-old third cousin, Prince Philip. He impressed her by jumping over a tennis net--and charmed her over ginger cookies and lemonade.

The Queen has two birthdays: one on April 21, her official birthday, and one in June. The reason why? To deal with Britain's unpredictable weather, the monarch has a second celebration in summer so a parade would not be interrupted by bad weather.

Ever wondered what the Queen likes to watch on her day off? Turns out, she enjoys The Crown, a TV show based on the life of the Queen herself!

The Queen doesn't have to pay taxes, however, she's been contributing voluntarily since 1992.

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth have been married 69 years, happily too! At parties, he likes to catch her eye across the crowded room, raise a glass, then wink at her.

Just like the Queen doesn't need a license to drive, she also doesn't need a passport to travel.

She frequently wears colorful outfits, so even people standing at the back of the crowd as she passes might catch a glimpse of her umbrella or hat.

She loves to drive--and drives herself to church and around her country estates.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the opening ceremony included a James Bond spoof. The director was all set to cast Helen Mirren as the Queen, but then Elizabeth volunteered to act in it herself.

When she was 17, she joined the British army during World War 2, and was trained as a mechanic. That's where she learned to drive--and work on engines!

Elizabeth isn't such a stickler for protocol. Before the royal wedding, Prince William received an official list of 777 guests, none of whom he knew. His granny told him to "bin" the list--and create a new one, starting with his friends' names.

Most afternoons, she enjoys a slice of chocolate cake along with a gin and tonic.

She dotes on her grand- and great-grandkids, but she can be strict. As a boy, William and another cousin almost injured their cousin Zara. The Queen "came charging over and gave us the most almighty bollocking,” he told Skye News.

Queen Elizabeth is pretty computer savvy. She Skypes with her granddaughter Zara. She also--amazingly--sent her first email in 1976, according to the U.K.'s news site the Independent.

Queen Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947, right after the war. Because everything was rationed, the future queen paid for the materials of her wedding dress by collecting coupons, the Independent reported.

Like many moms, the Queen has a favorite kid. Hers is Prince Andrew, her third-born. He became known as her "love child" because she seemed so smitten by him.

If the Queen is ever low on cash, she needn't bother waiting in line for an ATM at the bank. She has a personal ATM in the basement of Buckingham Palace—how convenient!

Queen Elizabeth had to fight to marry Prince Philip, because her father, King George VI, had reservations about him. The late Sir Edward Ford, who was assistant private secretary from 1952-67, had said, “Some were very concerned. The line was slightly tenuous at that point. So, it was only natural that the older generation—friends of the King like Lord Salisbury—were concerned that who the Queen was with was totally and utterly suitable. So they were sniffing around to see what he was like.” Looks like he passed the test with flying colors!

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