Google Maps: Did you know the Queen features on Street View? (Image: Google/Getty)
Google Maps Street View is loved by many Britons as a quick, handy source of geographical information - yet a surprising royal connection has been revealed. Sometimes, as well as cluing up on a particular route and directions, users can be met with images of passersby inadvertently caught by the team’s cameras. Occasionally they try to hide, while the majority take their opportunity for a slice of fame by striking a pose. One individual who needs no introduction is the Queen - the UK’s longest-serving monarch - aged 92.
Queen Elizabeth II is granted a special spot on Google Maps Street View, something which many people may not know.
Yet what is the trick to finding the monarch on the website?
Users should search for one of the Queen’s royal residencies, such as Windsor Castle.
As the red pin locates the destination, scan to the right hand side of the page where the zoom buttons are present.
Underneath, there is usually a person-shaped marker which users can drag to particular positions on the
