She is one of the most impressive heads of state in the world. She has been the monarch that ruled England the longest, and she has also been one of the busiest people in the world since her schedule implied a lot of travelling and visiting a lot of countries and events. She still continues to be very active in England and she attends a lot of events and performs royal duties. However, it has been noticed that she does not fly anymore, and that she does not have overseas visits.
The long ruling
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During the entire English and British history, there has not been a monarch who has ruled for so long and Elizabeth II. More precisely, she has been the Queen of England for 65 years. She took the throne when she was only 25. We should also mention that she was not supposed to become a Queen she became one when her uncle decided to abdicate. After that, she has become one of the busiest monarchs and rules in the world.
Visits
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It seems that there is not a part of the world that the Queen has not visited during her lifetime. She has had a pretty busy schedule and one of the busiest members of the family. During her reign, she has paid her visit to more than 100 countries and she has also had more than 250 official travels. Naturally, she has traveled by plane a lot since she has numerous overseas visits.
Not flying anymore
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Well, this is pretty straightforward. We should take into account the fact that she is actually a pretty old woman who is 92. It does not have to do anything with her being afraid of it. Simply, she does not prefer it anymore and tries to avoid at this age.
This does not mean that the royal family is not performing its duties. Quite the contrary, the other members of the royal family have stepped in and taken the responsibility of overseas visits of the Queen. This is the reason why we can see other members of the royal family all over the globe.
Travels
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If she does not enjoy flying, it does not mean that she is not leaving her residence. Even today, she is a very active driver. Furthermore, it is not a secret that she uses a train when she needs to get a bit farther. And, naturally, there are a lot of people working for her, and some of those are chauffeurs who drive her where needed.
The last overseas trip
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The last time she was on a flight was four years ago when she paid a royal visit to Malta so that she could attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. We should also mention that she has visited the USA, Australia and New Zealand several times during her reign.
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