Презентация, доклад Queen Elizabeth II

she called herself “Lilibet’, a name that members of her family still use.

last name – Saxe-Coburg-Gotha during the First World War because it sounded too ‘German’. Anti-German feeling in the county was so strong that King George V dropped all his German titles and changed the family name to Windsor – after his castle of the same name.

day she would be queen. It was only when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936 that her father became King George VI and Elizabeth became heiress to the throne.

She studied French, history, art and music, learned to ride and swim.

sailor at a Royal Naval College. He was Prince Philip of Greece. They married in Westminster Abbey when she was 21 and now have 4 children (Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne) and 8 grandchildren (including Prince William and Prince Harry).

26th of April, and an official one, on the second Saturday of June each year.

early (she wakes to the sound of her personal bagpiper) and begins the day by looking through the newspapers and reading letters from the public. Later in the morning she usually sees important visitors. After lunch, she often goes out on a public visit – she gets thousands of invitations each year. She opens new hospitals, bridges and factories. Once a week, the Queen meets the Prime Minister. They discuss government business and important things that are happening in the country.

Queen Elizabeth II is Britain’s 40th monarch.

is actually run by the government, led by the Prime Minister. So she isn’t a political force. She is a symbol of Britain’s long history and traditions.

12 prime ministers. She became Queen so long ago, David Cameron hadn’t even been born!

official visits to 116 different countries.

have a passport! She is also the only person in the country who can drive without a licence or number plate on her state car.

and walking in the countryside.

corgis during her reign. She has also introduced a new breed of dog known as the dorgi (dachshund + corgi).

the British Monarchy. She joined Twitter in 2009, and now teams at Buckingham Palace tweet daily updates.

she is out on royal visits. She has worn more than 5,000 different hats over the past 60 years.

her state visits. She doesn’t need an interpreter.

reign, including animals: jaguars and sloths from Brazil, black beavers from Canada and an elephant called Jumbo from Cameroon. They were given good homes at London Zoo.

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