Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family

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QUEEN ELIZABETH and the ROYAL FAMILY (a life inpictures)

I. Introduction:

The Queen, christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary wasborn on 21 April 1926 in Mayfair, London and she was thefirst child of the Duke and Duchess of York, Prince Albertand Elizabeth.

Her birthday is officially celebrated in Britain on thesecond Saturday of June each year. The day is referred to

as the Trooping of the Colour( tradition going back to thedays when the Colours (regimental flag of the regiment)was trooped in front of soldiers to make sure everyonecould recognise their flag in battle.), the official name isthe Queens Birthday Parade.

In 1930, Princess Margaret Rose, Princess Elizabethssister was born. When Elizabeth was still a young girl, she

unexpectedly became the heiress presumptive andpublic interest in her life began to grow.


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II.Portrait

II.1.Early life:

In 1940, the 14-year-old Elizabeth made her first radiobroadcast during the BBC's Children's Hour, addressingother children who had been evacuated from the cities.She stated:We are trying to do all we can to help our gallantsailors, soldiers and airmen, and we are trying, too,to bear our share of the danger and sadness of war.

We know, every one of us, that in the end all will bewell.In 1948, the princess made her first overseas tour,

when she accompanied her parents through southernAfrica. During the tour, in a broadcast to the BritishCommonwealth on her 21st birthday, she pledged:


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"I declare before you all that my whole life, whetherit be long or short, shall be devoted to your serviceand the service of our great imperial family to whichwe all belong.

Queen Elizabeth II was the first, and so far only, femalemember of the royal family to actually serve in the armedforces, though other royal women have been givenhonorary ranks.At age 13, she met and was immediately smitten by herfuture husband, now the Duke of Edinburgh. The twoteenagers quickly began exchanging letters.

II.2. Marriage and family:

Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten, Prince ofGreece and Denmark, today the Duke of Edinburgh, on 20November 1947 at Westminster Abbey, London.Still in theaftermath of the Second World War, the wedding ceremony

was relatively modest. The Duke is Queen Elizabeth's thirdcousin; they share Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother.

Prince Philip was a prince from birth. He is the son ofPrince Andrew of Greece and was born Prince of Greeceand Denmark. Upon his marriage to then-Princess Elizabethin 1947, Philip was given the title "Duke of Edinburgh, Earlof Merion, and Baron Greenwich," and was made a Knightof the Garter. (He became a British citizen around this timeand renounced his Greek and Danish titles). Elizabeth IIwas coronated in 1953, and in 1957, she granted Philip thetitle "Prince of the United Kingdom."

Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh have fourchildren, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.


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II.2.1. Prince Charles:

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburghs first child,Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales and heir to the throne,


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was born in November 1948. Charles has two sons, PrinceWilliam of Wales (b. 21 June 1982), now the Duke ofCambridge, and Prince Harry of Wales (b. 15 Sept. 1984).

II.2.2. Princess Anne:

Queen Elizabeths second child Princess Anne, ThePrincess Royal was born in 1950.She has two children, Peter and Zara Philips, and onegrandchild, Miss Savannah Phillips.

II.2.3. Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Queen Elizabeths third child, Prince Andrew, Duke ofYork, was born in 1960. Prince Andrew has two daughtersPrincess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie.

II.2.4. Prince Edward,Earl of Wessex

Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex is The Queens fourtson he was born in 1964. Prince Edward has two children:Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.

III. Accession & Coronation

Princess Elizabeths father, King George VI, died on 6February 1952, when she was only 25 years old. QueenElizabeth II was the first British monarch since the Act ofUnion, in 1801, to be out of the country at the moment ofsuccession, and also the first in modern times not to knowthe exact time of her accession (because George VI haddied in his sleep at an unknown time). She was in Kenya.


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The Queens Coronation took place in June 1953(A newking or Queen begins to rule as soon as their succession tothe throne has been announced. But the coronation - whenthe crown is placed on the monarch's head - may nothappen until months later).The event was, for the first time

in history, broadcast on television. It was the largest publibroadcast ever to have occurred of a British event.During her coronation address, Elizabeth said to the nationI declare to you that my whole life, whether it be long orshort, shall be devoted to your service. In the 57 yearssince, shes done just that.

There has not been a Queen of England since 1707.

Queen Ann was the last ever King or Queen of England.From 1707, the monarch, although living in England, hasbeen known as either the Monarch of the Kingdom of GreatBritain (as Queen Anne was) or of the United Kingdom (asQueen Victoria was).

Over the reign, Her Majesty has given regular Tuesdayevening audiences to 12 Prime Ministers.

They are:1. Winston Churchill 1951-552. Sir Anthony Eden 1955-573. Harold Macmillan 1957-634. Sir Alec Douglas-Home 1963-645. Harold Wilson 1964-70 and 1974-766. Edward Heath 1970-747. James Callaghan 1976-798. Margaret Thatcher 1979-909. John Major 1990-9710. Tony Blair 1997-200711. Gordon Brown 2007 - 201012. David Cameron 2010


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IV. Personal opinion:

For me THE QUEEN is a model, because she managed tobe a queen in the real meaning of the word without

pointing out her fortune or behaving like a high and mightyperson.She combined her power, with intelligence,modesty, sincerity, charisma and managed to lead a entirenation for so many years.She is respected and loved by hepeople and untill now she managed to keep the promisewich she maid during her coronation address.

Bibliography:

1.http://www.royal.gov.uk//Queen Elizabeth2.Microsoft Encarta , 2009.1993-2008 MicrosoftCorporation.3.The Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 29, 15th edition

4.The Encyclopaedia Americana, New York , Chicago:Americana Corporation , V 285. John, Cannon & Anne, Hargreaves, The Kings & Queensof Britain, Oxford: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 20016.Dargie, Richard, A History of Britain.The Key Events ThatHave Shaped Britain from Neolithic Times to the 21stCentury, London: Arcturus Publishing Ltd., 20077.Andre, Maurois, Istoria Anglei, volumul II, Bucuresti:Editura Politica , 1970


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