Royal Trivia

Did you know...

• Buckingham Palace does not have air conditioning

• King Edward VIII, while Prince of Wales, was the first member of the royal family to make a public broadcast on October 7, 1922.

• The Queen does not vote

• The Queen does not require a drivers licence

• The Duke of Edinburgh is currently the oldest member of the royal family.

• The Queen received 20,000 birthday cards and 17,000 emails on her recent 80th birthday.

© Marilyn Braun 2006