the royal family of the united kingdom
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The Royal Family of the United Kingdom
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•The monarch ( or The Crown, The Sovereign His/Her Majesty)
is the ceremonial Head of State
of the UK and 15 other Commonwealth realms
and longer has a political or executive role
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/HMTheQueen.aspxhttp://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/HowtheMonarchyworks/HowtheMonarchyworks.aspx
The monarch appears on
coins postage stamps and banknotes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2008_pstamp_EIIR.jpg
All bank notes bear HM the Queen’s head on one
side and a famous person on the other side.
The current £10 notefeatures Charles Darwin
The current £20 note featuresSir Edward Elgar, a Britishcomposer
Queen Elizabeth ll is the first monarch to have herportrait printed on a bank note (in 1960)
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/CUSTOMS/questions/money/banknotes.htm
God Save the Queen(King) is the national anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPrwZorBZU8
The Royal FamilyMembers of the Royal Family gathered for a dinner celebratingthe 60th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II andthe Duke of Edinburgh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roy-fam-2007.jpg
• The Queen was born on 21 April 1926
•The first child of The Duke and
Duchess of York
•The parents later became King George VI
and Queen Elisabeth
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/Imagegallery.aspx
•The Prince of Wales
•The eldest son of Queen Elisabeth II
and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
•Heir Apparent to the throne
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/ThePrinceofWales/ThePrinceofWales.aspx
His full name is
His Royal Highness Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales,
KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC, ADC, Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall
Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles
and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/ThePrinceofWales/ThePrinceofWales.aspx
On 29 July 1981
The Prince of Wales married
Lady Diana Spencer
in St Paul's Cathedral
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/The%20House%20of%20Windsor%20from%201952/DianaPrincessofWales/Background.aspx
Prince William
His Royal Highness
•is the elder son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales
•was born on 21 June 1982
•Is second in line to the British throne.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceWilliam/Gallery.aspx
Prince Henry Charles Albert David (always known as Prince Harry) was born on 15 September 1984 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceHarry/PrinceHarry.aspx
The Prince of Wales married Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles on 9 April 2005
After the wedding,
Mrs Parker Bowles became known
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/ThePrinceofWales/ThePrinceofWales.aspx
Anne, Princess Royal
• Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise • born 15 August 1950 • known for her charitable work
• the patron of over 200 organisations
• Has two children: Peter Mark Andrew ( born 1977) Zara ( born 1981)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royalhttp://www.zimbio.com/pictures/J3U8lK9jJRN/Royal+Ascot+2009+Ladies+Day/oO_GZ4lZdl5/Princess+Royal
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheDukeofYork/Background.aspx
The Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killyleagh
•The third child of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh,
• Andrew Albert Christian Edward
• born on 19 February 1960
• the UK’s Special Representative for•International Trade and Investment
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheEarlofWessex/The%20Earl%20of%20Wessex.aspx
•Born in 1964,
•plays an active role in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
• works on behalf of a number
of charities and organisations
• daughter Louise (2003)• son Viscount Severn (2007)
The Earl of Wessex and Viscount Severn
on 19 June 1999.
Table of Contents 1 Title 2 General 3 General (coins,postmarks) 4 General (banknotes) 5 National Anthem of the United Kingdom/link 6 The Royal Family 7 The royal family tree 8 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 9 Charles, the Prince of Wales 10 Charles, the full name 11 Prince Charles and Princess Diana, the wedding 12 Prince William 13 Prince Harry 14 Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Jones, the wedding 15 Princess Royal 16 Prince Andrew 17 Prince Edward 18 Table of contents
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