Personality and image of Elizabeth II

<p>The image of <a href="/facts/Elizabeth_II/os6eB47B">Elizabeth II</a>, <a href="/facts/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom/hLC5tHrf">Queen of the United Kingdom</a> and <a href="/facts/Head_of_the_Commonwealth/Jh1Rx64c">Head of the Commonwealth</a> from 1952 to 2022, was widely favourable throughout her years as a reigning monarch. Modest in dress, she was well known for her solid-colour overcoats and matching hats, which allowed her to be seen easily in a crowd. She attended many cultural events as part of her public role. Her main leisure interests included <a href="/facts/Horse_racing/LugamWR3">horse racing</a>, <a href="/facts/Photography/ezLPT43M">photography</a>, and <a href="/facts/Dog/DvQVRVzy">dogs</a>, especially <a href="/facts/Queen_Elizabeth%2527s_corgis/8mxsGJsV">her Pembroke Welsh corgis</a>. She ate jam sandwiches every day since childhood. Some of her other favourite foods were fish and chips, chocolate perfection pie, scones with jam and clotted cream, salmon from the River Dee, and Morecambe Bay potted shrimp. Her views on political issues and other matters were largely subject to conjecture. She never gave a press interview and refrained from discussing her personal opinions publicly.
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Personality and image of Elizabeth II