Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Британская Королевская семья (10 класс)

eldest daughter of Prince albert, Duke of York and his wife Elizabeth, Duchess of York. She was born on April 21, 1926. The future Queen's only sister, Margaret, was born four years later.

first in line was her uncle Edward, Prince of Wales. He was young, good-looking, and the people were waiting for the coronation. However, after the death of the current king George V, the Royal family was shocked by the news-his son Edward, the first heir to the British throne, made an offer of marriage to a certain Willie Simpson-twice divorced American. In those days, such an Alliance was akin to suicide and not acceptable to the king. At the insistence of the family, Edward refused the crown.

1936, the Duke of York albert became king George VI, thereby making the heir 10-year-old daughter-Elizabeth.

in 1934. The heir to the crown of an all-powerful power and a Prince without money, position in society and the Kingdom began to connect a close friendship since 1939, after another meeting. The young people corresponded for several years and, despite the unequal position in society and the involvement of Philip's family to the Nazis (the Prince's sisters were married to Germans who were in the Nazi parties), Elizabeth and Philip, still married on November 20, 1947. Note: the Queen and her husband are first cousins to King Christian II, and second cousins to Queen Victoria.

It was at this time that the aging king (Elizabeth's father) issued a letter authorizing his offspring to be given the informal title "Prince" and "Princess", which would otherwise have been impossible, since the children's father, Prince Philip, was not proclaimed king.

- Princess Anne.

Andrew and Edward.

with all Prime Ministers. At the same time, it has always remained true to the tradition of the English kings of modern times — to be above the political battles. As a constitutional monarch, Elizabeth II should not publicly Express her political likes or dislikes. Although it is accepted that the Queen does not interfere in politics, but due to the fact that during her long reign she had the opportunity to work with many premiers and leaders of other countries, her advice is always taken carefully.