The Royal Family of England
Members of the Royal Family. Elizabeth II is the reigning queen and head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is also the queen of the 15 States of the Commonwealth. Interesting facts about the Queen. Queen's role today.
| Рубрика | История и исторические личности |
| Вид | реферат |
| Язык | английский |
| Дата добавления | 24.03.2014 |
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Contents
- Introduction
- Main
- British royal family
- Elizabeth II
- Queen's role today
- Pedigree Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of Great Britain
- Сonclusion
- Bibliography
Introduction
The topic of my research work - " The Royal Family of England." The main reason for my interest in this topic - I love the English language, I want to know as much as possible about this country. Believe that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a unique state in the modern world, as there still remained the monarch.
The purpose of my work - to collect the most interesting facts about the life of the representatives of the Royal Family of our time and compile the information into a single job.
I put the following tasks:
To be familiar with the available information on this topic in the literature and on the Internet;
To systematize the knowledge and arrange for an English teacher in the classroom and in extracurricular activities.:
To achieve this goal, I used two methods:
Information retrieval information.
Main
British royal family
Members of the Royal Family:
Queen Elizabeth II, her husband Prince Philip,
Children of Elizabeth II: The Prince of Wales Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward;
Grandchildren Queen (among them the children of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, Princes William and Henry).
The sequence of the royal family to inherit the throne:
Prince Charles
Prince William
Prince Henry
Prince Andrew
Princess Beatrice
Princess Eugenie
Prince Edward
Lady Louise Windsor
Princess Anne
Peter Phillips
Zara Phillips
Elizabeth II
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Queen Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; p. April 21, 1926, London) - the reigning queen and head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is also the queen of the 15 States of the Commonwealth (Australia Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Canada, New Zealand, Papua - New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Jamaica), and is the supreme President of the Republic of Fiji, the head of the Anglican Church, the Supreme Commander of the armed forces and the Lord of the Isle of Man. From May 29 1953 to May 31, 1961 was also the Queen of South Africa. Belongs to the Windsor dynasty. Enthroned February 6, 1952, crowned June 2, 1953.
Interesting facts about the Queen
1. Only four previous monarch in British history ruled longer:
Queen Victoria - 1837-1901 (63 years 216 days)
King George III - 1760-1829 (59 years 96 days)
James VI - 1567 - 1625-(57 years 246 days)
King Henry III - 1216-1272 (56 years)
Elizabeth II ascended the throne Feb.6, 1952.
May 12, 2011 at the age of 85 years for the duration of her reign will be equal to the duration of the reign of George III.
September 10, 2015 at age 89 she would rule the country as much as the longest history of the British Queen.
2. Every Tuesday Queen meets Prime Minister. During his reign, Elizabeth II spoke with the Prime Ministers of 10:
Winston Churchill - 1951-1955
Anthony Eden - 1955-1957
Harold Macmillan - 1957-1963
Alec Douglas - Hume - 1963-1964
Harold Wilson - 1964-1970
Edward Heath - 1970-1974
Harold Wilson - 1974-1976
James Callaghan - 1976-1979
Margaret Thatcher - 1979-1990
John Major - 1990-1997
Tony Blair - 1997-2007
Gordon Brown - 2007-…
3. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh married for many years (married 20 November 1947)
4. And the Queen and Duke are the great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
5. Queen sends telegrams to people who have reached 100 years (sent more than 100,000 telegrams).
6. Queen sends telegrams to couples, celebrating a diamond wedding (sent more than 280,000 telegrams).
7. Has 2 birthdays:
• April 21 - the day of personal celebration
• June - public celebration
8. Every year the Queen opens Parliament session (except 1959 - Prince Edward pregnant).
9. Favorite pets Queen - small dogs (for all her life, there were 30, first presented at the 18th anniversary in 1944).
10. Queen Height - 160 cm
11. The Queen of thrones 9 (1 in the House of Lords in Parliament, 2 Vestminskom Abbey and the throne room in Buckingham Palace).
12. The Queen was the first in the following undertakings:
• 1953 - 54 years, became the first monarch to circumnavigate the globe in 6 months.
• Elizabeth II - the first monarch who send their children to boarding school to protect them from the media.
• Elizabeth II - the first and only woman of the royal family, which really serves in the armed forces.
• Elizabeth II was the first British monarch, who was outside the country at the time of his father's death and did not know the precise time of formation of the throne (George VI died in his sleep). She was in Kenya.
• Buckingham Palace was opened to the public for the first time during the reign of Elizabeth II.
Queen's role today
Although Queen nowadays is just a symbol, it is still quite important tasks that it performs for its own nation.
• The Queen is head of state. As head of state Queen on an official visit to other countries. It also invites the leaders of other countries in the United Kingdom. During these visits, she is usually at Buckingham Palace, or sometimes in Winsor Castle.
• The head of the armed forces. Queen is a person who can declare a state of war in the country.
• Head of the Church of England. The Queen is the head of the Church of England - a position that all the monarchs held since the time of Henry VIII. The Queen appoints bishops meeting with the Prime Minister.
• Responsibilities of the government. Every day the Queen deliver " red boxes " that are full of documents from government ministers and officials Commonwealth. They should be read and, if necessary, signed by the Queen.
• A representative of the nation. Queen represents the nation at a ceremony. For example, on Memorial Day Queen lays a wreath at the monument to those killed in the war.
• Royal Party. At least three major royal party held at Buckingham Palace each year. They visited more than 8,000 guests each.
• Visits. Along with his duties, the Queen spends a lot of traveling around the country, visiting hospitals, schools, various organizations and other places.
Pedigree Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of Great Britain
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Parents 1. Elizabeth II Windsor, Queen of Great Britain |
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2. father: George VI, King of Great Britain |
4. grandfather: George V, King of Great Britain |
8. Great-grandfather: Edward VII, King of Great Britain |
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9. great-grandmother: Alexander Danish |
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5. grandma: Maria Teck |
10. Great-grandfather on the distaff side: Franz Teck |
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11. Matrilineal great-grandmother: Mary Adelaide of Cambridge |
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3. mother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
6. grandfather: Claude George Bowes-Lyon |
12. Great-grandfather on the distaff side: Claude Bowes-Lyon |
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13. Matrilineal great-grandmother: Frances Dora Smith |
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7. Granny in the female line: Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck |
14. Great-grandfather on the distaff side: Charles William Cavendish-Bentinck |
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15. Matrilineal great-grandmother: Caroline Louise Barnaby |
Сonclusion
Whether to keep the monarchy in the twenty - first century? Bookmakers started taking bets. In 1994, the rates adopted the rate of 100 to 1, but a year later fell to 5 to 1. Assessing the unpredictable events in 1996, one of the company's London-based bookie, "William Hill " said: "The best investment specialists say that Her Majesty when she was seventy years, will retire and give the crown to Charles. Now is the only way to put her heir to the throne. During the next five years, it would make a deal with the Prime Minister. What will the government - Tory or Labour - does not matter, because both parties are forced to advocate for the monarchy. If the queen expressed similar wish her ??no one can deny." But as we know, the predictions have not come true bookmakers.
Seemed to be fulfilled the prediction of Sir John Colville, who was private secretary to Winston Churchill and Elizabeth helped prepare for the accession to the throne: "I think that our queen will reign until until celebrates its golden jubilee, fifty years in the role of the monarch in 2002 AD. "
But these prophecies did not materialize. To this day, Queen Elizabeth II is the head of states of the Commonwealth.
Work on this topic, I discovered the most famous family in the world on the other side. I consider unfair that many members of the royal family remain in the shadows. This research work has allowed me to learn many unique facts both about the family and about the country in which they live. Methodical work is valuable for teaching English in the study of the United Kingdom.
Bibliography
1. Kelly K. The royal family of England (the first book). - Moscow: Publishing House "AST", 1999
2. Kelly K. The royal family of England (the second book). - Moscow: Publishing House "AST", 1999
3. Morris M. Prince Charming. Speak Out, 2003, № 4, pp.16-17.
4. Kidd N. Happy Prince. Speak Out, 2003, № 6, pp.16-18.
5. Peter Danelle Life and Death of Princess - Moscow: Publishing House "Vneshsigma"
6. Patrick W. Montague-Smith "The Royal Line of Succession" - Great Britain, 1986
7. Interactive disc "The Royal Family", English in Action - Moscow, JSC "New Disc", 2002
8. http://ru. wikipedia.org.
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