She was a veteran of WW2. Royalty is different from celebrity.

Queen Elizabeth II is still sorely missed to this day...............as president Macron of France once said, " To you she was your queen, to us she was the queen".

Queen Elizabeth II was a true icon to many, many peoples around the world, but to most of us Brits she was our dearly beloved Queen.  We weren't just sad when she died, we grieved.   Our mums and dads, grannies and grandfathers had seen her grow up from a baby, to a teenager of 16 already taking on her Royal Duties because he dad, the King, had poor health,  watched her marry, have children of her own and
gradually turn into to the Great Grandmother you saw today,    She gave an iconic speech on her 21st Birthday, she became Queen long before she should have done - in her twenties - and she devoted her whole life to her people.   She was remarkable.

Missed out her driving the Saudi King! Women were banned there from driving. Liz made a point of driving him through the estates

For quite a few years after she became Queen, she continued to service her own Land Rover cars.
When in the army she also rode motorbikes. Surprised they didn't show a photo of that, some do exist.

I'm no royalist but I really miss her. You could never say she wouldn't fight for everyone of us.

She couldn'rt just drive a car, she could fix a lorry!  Remember, in the war, Princess Elizabeth (as she was then) trained and worked as a vehicle mechanic in the Auxilliary Terriorial Service.

She is SO MISSED- more than a celebrity - her public was HER life

As a girl her house got bombed, she and her sister served in the army, and at the end of the war they snuck out and danced in the streets with everyone else.  She got shot at while riding a horse side saddle and did not mis a beat, and she had a sense of humour, love for her husband, family and country.  All and all a class act, and the end of an era, none of those that were there are here anymore and that is a loss

It was actually the Queen's idea to film with bond for the olympic opening ceremony.  They originally intended to use an actress, but when she was asked to give permission she volunteered to take part.

In UK, we drive manual transmissions. Driving is NOT just pressing a button!

Canada 🇨🇦 here.  Queen Elizabeth was beloved here, and it was a sad day when she passed. We truly loved her

Queen Elizabeth was actually shot at when riding her horse during a trooping the colour in 1981 and she barely flinched. I think you can find that video on YouTube

I remember way back in the 70s, a team of runaway carriage horses at a horse show thundering off. A small head scarfed figure, walked out directly in front of them to stop them….yup…it was The Queen. Never forgot that.

Driving a car in the UK is different to driving one in the USA. Most of our vehicles have manual gearboxes not the automatics you have over there. So for us, we don't just press a button and go. Our late Queen did not drive an automatic.

I was 72, when she died. I was born, just in her father's reign, but only remembered her. 3years later, still miss her stability.

In additition the the many other attribute mentioned in other comments she was head of the Commonwealth, an expert in international affairs, a listening ear and wise councellor for many heads of state.  She was head if the Church of england and took her faith, the oaths and her duties seriouslÿ. She worked tirelessly for our people, our nation and for world peace. A life of integrity and service, never greedy, never arrogant, never interfering with the will of the people, respected by all who knew her and even by those of other faiths andmpolitical sytems.  She was  THE Queen, but espe ially our Queen and the world is a sadder and more divisive place without her.

the queen served in ww2 in a logistical role  there she did fire arms training i would of imagined

Little known fact about Her Majesty. She had a large collection of prize winninng racing pideons and a Racing Manager who looked after and raced them for her.

Queen Elizabeth II was a wonderful woman. She went out to show support to her people. I cried when she died. She was one of the first people to send an email.