Fun facts about the royal family

1. Kings and Queens have two birthdays .

Having two birthdays seems impossible – surely you can only have one birthday as you’re only born
once!

2. The Royal Family isn’t allowed to sign autographs

Royals, such as King Charles, are not supposed to sign autographs.

This is incase somebody tries to forge their signature.

3. Queen Elizabeth was the longest reigning British Monarch of all time
Queen Elizabeth reigned since 1952 making her the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Queen Victoria is in second place having reigned for 63 years.

4. King Charles doesn’t squeeze his own toothpaste. 

According to reports from people who work in the palace King Charles has his workers squeeze one inch
of toothpaste onto his toothbrush every morning.

5. Princess Diana’s wedding dress contained over 10,000 pearls

When Diana got married to Prince Charles at St. Paul’s Cathedral in 1981 she wore a wedding dress with
over 10,000 pearls and the dress was over 7.5 meters long.

6. The King doesn’t need a passport to travel abroad

The King is one of the only people in the world that requires no passport for international travel.

When the King travels he must give her full name, age, address, nationality, gender and place of birth to
officials at the border.

7. The Royal Family must stay out of politics

Members of the Royal Family aren’t allowed to say they support a particular political party.
Although they can technically vote in elections they stay away from voting so that they aren’t
seen to have a certain view of the government.