Grief is the price we pay for love.
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
Queen Elizabeth II's nickname is Lillibet.
Elizabeth's real birthday is on April 21, but it is celebrated officially in June, to avoid bad weather.
Elizabeth gave birth to her fourth and final child, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, on March 10 1964.
Elizabeth gave birth to her second child, and only daughter, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, on August 15 1950.
Elizabeth is fluent in French.
As a young girl, Elizabeth was educated at home alongside her sister, Princess Margaret.
Elizabeth was made a Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, in 1951.
Elizabeth is the Patron of the NSPCC (National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children).
Elizabeth celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
Although Elizabeth officially lives in Buckingham Palace, she, like many other British monarchs before her, dislikes the Palace and she considers her home to be Windsor Castle.
Elizabeth's coronation as Queen was on June 2, 1953, in Westminister Abbey, London.
Elizabeth appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, in 1929, at the age of 3.
Elizabeth was the first British monarch to circumnavigate the globe in one trip.
Elizabeth was the first British monarch since the Act of Union in 1801, to be outside of the United Kingdom at the moment of succession (in Kenya).
Her portrait is on the front of Canadian $20 bill.
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