90 facts about Queen Elizabeth II as she celebrates 90

56. Queen Elizabeth II is the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned in 1066.

57. There have been 12 U.S. presidents since she first began her reign.

58. There have been seven Roman Catholic popes during her time as monarch.

59. The queen was a Girl Guide as a child, as well as a Sea Ranger (a portion of Girl Guides dedicated to sailing).

60. Elizabeth has 30 godchildren.

61. Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit China in 1986.

62. She sent her first email in 1976 from a British research facility.

63. Since she began her reign, there have been six Archbishops of Canterbury.

64. She bred a corgi with a dachshund and created the dorgi, and has continued to breed them since.

65. The queen once had to demote a footman for putting whiskey and gin in one of her corgi’s water bowls.

66. She is the oldest to celebrate 60 years in the crown, second only to Queen Victoriawho celebrated the milestone at 77.

67. In summer 2005, she opened the first children’s trail in the Buckingham Palace garden.

68. The British Monarchy Youtube channel launched in 2007 and has almost 56 million views and more than 150,000 subscribers.

69. The queen is the only person in the UK who doesn’t need a driver’s license or a license plate to drive.

70. Elizabeth also does not need a passport to travel internationally.

71. As a princess, Elizabeth drove a truck and trained as a mechanic in World War II.

72. Whales, dolphins, porpoises and sturgeons are considered “Fishes Royal” and therefore the property of the monarch when caught within three miles of the UK coast.

73. The queen, when gifted rare animals such as jaguars, donates them to the London Zoo.

74. To pay for her wedding dress materials, she collected rationing coupons.

75. She has visited more than 115 countries.

76. After visiting Belfast in 2014, she referenced her June Game of Thrones set tour in her Christmas message. She even met some of the actors.

78. Her love of dogs came from her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria, who owned dachshunds and Scottish collies.

79. Only five other British kings and queens have ruled for 50 years or more.

80. Since her rule began, she has visited Edinburgh nearly every year during Holyrood Week. She stays in the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

81. Queen Elizabeth II has given royal assent to, or passed, more than 3,500 Acts of Parliament after passed by the houses of Lords and Commons.

82. The queen has visited the Vatican three times, most recently to visit Pope Francisin 2014.

83. The Royal Yacht Britannia traveled over 1 million miles in the more than 40 years it was in use by the royal family — that’s an average of 25,000 miles a year.

84. The queen has traveled overseas more than 250 times.

85. Elizabeth has attended every Parliament opening with the exception of two, during which she was expecting two of her children.

86. Two of the more recent prime ministers were born during her reign: Tony Blair and David Cameron were born in 1953 and 1966, respectively.

87. Her love of horses began with a gift of a pony for her third birthday.

88. The queen usually receives around 60,000 letters a year.

89. She made a radio broadcast in 1940 at the age of 14.

90. The queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have sent more than 45,000 Christmas cards.

Sources: Royal.gov.uk; USA TODAY research