Eight health secrets to the Queen's long life as she turns 96 tomorrow

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The Queen is set to celebrate her 96th birthday on Thursday - and Her Majesty is in remarkably good shape for her age. Queen Elizabeth II, who is a mother of four, grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of 12, has led an active life in the public eye for more than seven decades, showing great strength and resilience throughout the ups and downs of her reign.

Despite being the longest-reigning monarch in British history, she has rarely fallen ill and is not known to have any major medical conditions.

And on the odd occasion she has missed official engagements on health grounds, it has been at the insistence of her doctors.So how has the Queen remained so spritely and what can we learn from her lifestyle?Wales Online are reporting these are eight reasons that could explain why Her Majesty has enjoyed such a long and healthy life.Alongside travelling the globe on royal tours throughout her reign, the Queen spends her summers at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire for a few weeks of rest and relaxation.

She was joined by her late husband Prince Philip until his death in April 2021, with other members of the royal family often visiting.The Queen was once said to never be happier than when she was at Balmoral.In the 2016 ITV documentary, Our Queen at 90, Princess Eugenie explained: “It’s a lovely base for Granny and Grandpa to be – for us to come and see them up there where you just have room to breathe and run.”The monarch spends private weekends and usually a month every Easter at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, where the adjoining Home Park provides ample space to roam in leafy woodland.