"Perhaps history will bear out that the choice of my partner was my best decision, " said the monarch, who is known affectionately as Queen Bea.

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The day I adopted Frieda (the Chihuahua) I called one of my best friends, who was also my business partner.

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In fact, along with my driving partner, electric car expert Chelsea Sexton, I came out of it with the best mileage out of the entire bunch of journalists that drove it.

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