Video: 660 Investitures and 23,816 days on the throne: The Queen in numbers

As the Queen celebrates her 91st birthday on April 21, here's a look at Elizabeth II's life and reign in numbers.
The Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants CausewayThe Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants Causeway
The Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants Causeway

As the Queen celebrates her 91st birthday, here's a look at Elizabeth II in numbers.

:: 1 - ranking in the list of world's longest-serving current monarchs. She moved to first place after the death of the King of Thailand in 2016.

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:: 3 - number of dogs the Queen has left - one corgi, Willow, and two dorgis, Candy and Vulcan.

The Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants CausewayThe Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants Causeway
The Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants Causeway

:: 4 - children - The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex.

:: 8 - grandchildren - Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall, the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and Viscount Severn

:: 5 - great grandchildren - Isla and Savannah Phillips, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and Mia Tindall.

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:: 13 - prime ministers in office since the start of her reign. The first was Winston Churchill (1951-55).

The Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants CausewayThe Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants Causeway
The Queen and Prince Philip at the Giants Causeway

:: 16 - number of countries of which she is monarch - the UK and 15 Commonwealth realms.

:: 16 - general elections during the Queen's reign so far. The upcoming June 8 vote will be the 17th since she acceded to the throne.

:: 21 - age when she married the Duke of Edinburgh in November 1947.

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:: 23 - number of waxworks Madame Tussauds has created of the Queen.

:: 22 - age when Princess Elizabeth had her first child, Prince Charles

:: 25 - age when she became Queen on February 6 1952.

:: 37 - age when the Queen had her last child, Prince Edward, in 1964

:: 65 - years on the throne so far. The Queen reached her Sapphire Jubilee in February 2017.

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:: 70 - years of marriage the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are due to celebrate this November - their platinum wedding anniversary.

:: 72% - proportion of her life that Elizabeth II has been Queen.

:: 601 - charities, organisations and military regiments of which the Queen is patron. She handed over 25 patronages last year.

:: 660 - investitures - the Queen has personally held more than 660 investitures since the start of her reign.

:: 23,816 - days on the throne on April 21 2017.

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:: 1.45 million - approximate number of people who have attended a garden party at Buckingham Palace or the Palace of Holyroodhouse since 1952.

:: £1,771,441 - the Queen's earnings from race horse wins since 2013 in GB flat races.

:: More than 3.75 million - items of correspondence the Queen has received during her reign.

:: £340 million - the Queen's wealth, according to The Sunday Times' Rich List.

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