NUMBERS UP

7 kings at the golden wedding celebrations of the Queen and Prince Philip

7 times round the world all the Barbie dolls ever sold would stretch

9 more votes for the Monster Raving Loony Party in Winchester than on 1 May

10 prime ministers who have served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

32 per cent of respondents in the British Social Attitudes Survey who thought that royalty was "very important"

187 nominations for the "cleanest public toilet" award in Singapore

400 pounds for each cigar in a box of 25 Cuban "Trinidad" cigars sold at Christie's in Geneva

1,207,540 people on the NHS waiting list