Her Majestyno longer flies or sails internationally, but remains one of the world's most well-travelled women in their 90s is an impressive title in your arsenal. The Queen visited more than 120 countries during her monumental reign - some places welcomed monarchs more than 20 times - and on each visit she received several
Many of Her Majesty's gifts included countless bouquets, tokens, and memorabilia during her travels, but many were in the shape of animals. There was also. See the cute and exotic animals gifted to the Queen, including her two pygmy hippos from the President of Liberia and her two giant tortoises from the people of Seychelles.
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Her first of her three gifts took place in 1953, the same as her coronation. The first was an Arab stallion from King Faisal of Iraq, then an Arab stallion named Alhehar, an Arab stallion named Al Masoudah from Imam of Yemen, and finally two polo ponies from President Peron of Argentina.
In 1956, Chancellor Bulganin and General Secretary of the Soviet Union Khrushchev ordered the Queen andPrince Charlesto give her two Goldens to her Dung her stallion,Princess Anne. Presentedwith her 3 month old stallion. -ZSL An old bear given a home at the London Zoo.
The Queen'sHer love of horsemanship was so well known that many horses were sent from all over the world.
These horses included one of hers from the Portuguese government and a black mare (Burma) from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Queen held the position between 1969 and 1986. We rode these horses in a color trooping ceremony that took place.
Gifts given to other animal lords were two American beavers and an arctic fox from Canada, two giant anteaters and a sloth from Brazil, and a Nile crocodile from the people of Gambia.
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But did you know that theQueen wasn't the first monarch to own such an incredibly exotic animal?
The Tower of London was once home to baboons, elephants, Hundreds of animals called the Tower of London home, as it housed zebras, tigers and other animals.
Star's charm was undoubtedly the savage lion sent by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II to persuade Henry III to enter into a diplomatic agreement.
The three lions were named in honor of the British heraldic animals established by Richard I (Richard the Lionheart).
The lion was not the only gift to Henry III. The king was also gifted with an African elephant by Louis IX. The elephant reportedly died from the London coldoror was forced to drink red wine.
Three leopards and the much-famous polar bear were also given to Henry. The "polar bear" was a gift from King Haakon of Norway and was allowed to fish in the Thames.
The remaining animals were moved two years earlier to his 1828 London Zoo under the direction of the Duke of Wellington.
Currently, the only animals that call the imposing fortress home are the iconic crows and the pets of the Tower Governors and Yeoman Warders.
