Some people would argue the Queen has never been on a gap year; others say she's never finished it. But whatever people say, it's beyond debate that she has visited a lot of places.
The Queen, who celebrates her Diamond Jubilee next month, has travelled to 116 countries. Now visitors to the BBC can use a fun interactive map - titled 'Have you been where the Queen's been?' - to count how many of the Queen's total they have been to.
Choosing either to navigate the online map or select from a list, travellers can highlight the destinations they've been to and view when and where the Queen visited.
Interactive maps are nothing new, but the topical nature of this one has been popular with news junkies and travel fans. The feature has produced a viral meme, with map users sharing their results to Facebook and Twitter, using the hashtag #wherethequeensbeen.
Using a completely unscientific method - basically looking at the map - it appears that the continent most visited by the Queen is clearly Europe. Discounting Antarctica, the continent most neglected by the monarch is South America, with only half a dozen official state visits.
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