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The United Kingdom
and Great Britain
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The UK and Great Britain
The UK is made up of the countries of
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
Great Britain comprises only England,
Scotland and Wales. It is the largest island of
the British Isles.
Great Britain is frequently used informally to
mean the UK.
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Britain: Population and major cities
Population of England: 49.5 million.
Population of Wales: 2.9 million.
Population of Scotland: 5.1 million
Population of Northern Ireland: 1.7 million England has the highest population density
and Scotland has the lowest.
Main cities of the UK: London, Birmingham,Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast, Edinburgh,Cardiff.
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The Union Flag
The flag of the UK embodies the emblems of threecountries under one Sovereign.
The emblems that appear on the Union Flag are the
crosses of three patron saints: The red cross of St. George, for England on a white
ground.
The white diagonal cross of St. Andrew, for Scotland
on a blue ground. The red diagonal cross of St. Patrick, for Ireland on a
white ground.
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The national flag of Wales
Wales is not represented in the Union Flag
because, when the first version of the flag
appeared, Wales was already united with
England.
The national flag of Wales is a red dragon on a
field of white and green. According to
tradition, the red dragon appeared on a crestborne by the legendary King Arthur.
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London Landmarks.
Kensington Palace: where Princess Diana lived.
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Tate Modern Museum: controversial selectionof modern and contemporary art.
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St. Pauls Cathedral: a London landmark; itcontains a number of monuments and tombs
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Royal Opera House: also known as The RoyalShakespeare Theater.Many of Great Britain smost noted performers appear in the plays ofShakespeare.
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Buckingham Palace:The London residence of
the British sovereign.
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Westminster Abbey:Church dedicated to St.Peter(Minster means
monastery) It is famous as the place of
coronation of Englishmonarchs since 1027 andas a mausoleum for
prominent figures ofEnglish history. It is crowded with a great
number of busts, statues,and tombs of Englands
kings and queens,statesmen and ofoutstanding literary figures.
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10 Downing Street: official residence of thePrime Minister.
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The Houses of Parliament.
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People in the UKThe largest ethnic minorities in the
UK: Caribbean or African descent:
891,000
Indians: 840,000
Pakistani and Bangladeshis: 640,000
Considerable numbers of of Chinese,Italians, Greek and Turkish Cypriots,
Poles, Australians, New Zelandersand people from the USA and Canadaare also resident in the UK.
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Religion in the UK
Everyone in the UK has the right to religious
freedom. Britain is predominantly Christian: 1 British out
of 10 is a member of the Roman Catholic Church
and there are 1.7 million members of theAnglican church (the one legally recognized asthe official church of the State).
In Scotland: 1.1. million members of the
Presbyterian Church.
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Religion in the UK
In Northern Ireland: 40 % regard themselves
as Roman Catholics; 60 % : Protestants.
In Wales: No officially established church;
however, the Methodism and Baptism are the
two most widespread religions.
Britain has one of the largest Muslim
communities (1.5 and 2 million people).
The Hindu community in Britain: 400,000.
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The
RoyalFamily
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The Royal family
1) What is the Queens role in modern society?
2) How is the Queen linked to the Common
Wealth?
3) Which activities does the Queen perform?
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BACKGROUND
The Queen was born inLondon on 21 April 1926,the first child of The Dukeand Duchess of York,
subsequently King GeorgeVI and Queen Elizabeth.Five weeks later she waschristened Elizabeth
Alexandra Mary in thechapel at BuckinghamPalace.
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The Queen and the
Commonwealth
The Queen is not only Queen of the UK but head of the
Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 53 independent
countries.
Most of these countries have progressed from British rule to
independent self-government, and the Commonwealth
now serves to foster international co-operation and trade
links between people all over the world.In addition to the UK, the Queen is also Queen of a number of
other Commonwealth realms, including Australia, New
Zealand and Canada.
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Royal Visits Visits to all kinds of places throughout the UK,
Commonwealth and overseas are an important Royalpart of the work of the Queen and members of the RoyalFamily.
Visits allow members of the Royal family to meet peoplefrom all walks of life and backgrounds, to celebrate local
and national achievements and to strengthen friendshipsbetween different countries.
Many of the Royal visits are connected to charities andother organizations with which members of the Royal
family are associated. In other cases, Royal visits helpcelebrate historic occassions in the life of a region ornation.
All visits are carefully planned to ensure that as manypeople as possible have the opportunity to see or meet
members of the Royal Family.
I h l H d f S Th Q i d
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In her role as Head of State The Queen is supported
by members of the Royal Family who carry out a
wide range of public and official duties. The
biographies in this section contain information
about various members of the Royal Family.
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Background
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh,Earl of Merioneth and BaronGreenwich, was born Prince ofGreece and Denmark in Corfu
on June 1921.He was born the only son of Prince
Andrew of Greece. His family isof Danish descentPrince
Andrew was the grandson ofKing Christian IX of Denmark.
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The Prince of Wales in the
eldest son of The Queen andThe Duke of Edinburgh. He
was born on 14 November
1948 and christened CharlesPhillip Arthur George on 15
December that year in the
Music Room at Buckingham
Palace.
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The Prince of Wales married
Mrs. Camila Parker Bowles
on 9 April 2005 at a civil
ceremony followed by a
service of prayer and
dedication St. Georges
Chapel, Windsor Castle.
After the wedding, Mrs.
Parker Bowles became known
as HRH The Duchess of
Cornwall. When The Prince ofWales accedes to the throne,
she will be known as HRH
The Princess Consort.
Th P i R l th d hild d
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The Princess Royal, the second child and
only daughter of Queen and The Duke
of Edinburh, was born at Clarance
House London, on 15 August 1950,when her mother was Princess
Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the
throne. She was baptised Elizabeth
Alice Louise at Buckingham Palace on21 October 1950.
She received the title Princess Royal
from The Queen in June 1987; she
was previously known as Princess
Anne. Her Royal Highness is the
seventh holder of the title.
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The Duke of York was born on 19
February 1960 at Buckingham Palace,
the second son and the third child of
The Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh.
He was the first child to be born to a
reigning monarch for 103 years.
Named Andrew Albert Christian
Edward, he was known as Prince
Andrew until his marriage, when he
was created The Duke of York, Earl of
Inverness and Baron Killyleagh.
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The Earl of Wessex is the
third son and youngest
child of the Queen and The
Duke of Edinburgh. He was
born on 10 March and
christened Edward AntonyRichard Louis at
Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses havea baby daughter, born on 8
November 2003.
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The Queens Role in the Modern State
The Queen is the United KingdomsHead of State. As well as
carrying out significant constitutional functions, The Queen
also acts as a focus for national unity, presiding at
ceremonial occasions, visiting local communities and
representing Britain around the world.
The Queen is also Head of the Commonwealth During her
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The Queen is also Head of the Commonwealth. During herreign she has visited all the Commonwealth countries,going on walkabouts to gain direct contact with peoplefrom all walks of life throughout the world.
Behind and in front of the cameras, The Queenswork goeson, and no two days in The Queens working life are everthe same.
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The Queens Working Day
The Queen has many different duties to performevery day. Some are familiar public duties such as
Investitures, ceremonies, receptions or visits
within the United Kingdom or abroad. Away from
the cameras, however, The Queens work goes
on. It includes reading letters from the public,
official papers and briefing notes; audiences with
political ministers or ambassadors; and meetingwith her Private Secretaries to discuss her future
diary plans.