Achievements of the British Queen Подготовили: ученицы 9-А класса МОУ «Бендерской Средней Образовательной школы №15» Боклач Марина и Иванова Анна Руководитель: Гайдаржи Алёна Юрьевна
Achievements of the British Queen
Подготовили: ученицы 9-А класса
МОУ «Бендерской Средней Образовательнойшколы №15»
Боклач Марина и Иванова АннаРуководитель:
Гайдаржи Алёна Юрьевна
Queen’s role
The Queen carries out a great many important tasks
on behalf of the nation.
Head of stateAs Head of State, the Queen goes on official State visits abroad. She also invites other world leaders to
come to the United Kingdom. During their visit, Heads of State
usually stay at Buckingham Palace, or sometimes at Windsor Castle or
Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
Head of the Armed
ForcesThe Queen is also the
Head of the Armed Forces. She is the only
person who can declare when the country is at war and when war is
over, although she must take advice from her
government first.
Head of the Church of England
The Queen is Head of the Church of England - a position that all British
monarchs have held since it was founded by Henry VIII in the 1530s.
The Queen appoints archbishops and bishops
on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The spiritual leader of the Church of England is
the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Represents the NationThe Queen represents the nation at times of great
celebration or sorrow. One example of this is Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph
monument in Whitehall. The Queen lays a wreath there each year to honour the members of the armed
forces who have died fighting for their country.
Royal Garden PartiesAt least three Royal Garden Parties
are held at Buckingham Palace each year and about 8,000 guests attend
each one.
VisitsAlongside her other duties the
Queen spends a huge amount of time travelling around the country visiting hospitals, schools, factories
and other places and organisations.
Interesting Facts about the Queen
Interesting Facts about the Queen
The Queen is the fifth longest serving British monarch
Only four other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 54 years or more.
These are:
Queen Victoria
1837-1901 (63 years)
King George III 1760-1820 (59 years)
James VI of
Scotland, 1567-1625,
James I of England 1603- 25
(58 years)
King Henry III
1216-1272 (56 years)
Every Tuesday the Queen is visited by the Prime MinisterAs Head of State, The Queen maintains close contact with the Prime Minister, with whom she has a weekly audience
when she is in London. Over the reign, Her Majesty has given regular Tuesday
evening audiences to 10 Prime Ministers.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have been married
for 60 years. They were married on 20 November
1947 in Westminster
Abbey. The Queen and
the Duke of Edinburgh are
both great, great grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
The Queen sends a telegraph to people who reach the grand age of 100 years
The Queen has sent 100,000 telegrams to centenarians in the UK and the Commonwealth.
The Queen sends a telegraph to couples celebrating their diamond wedding
aniversary.The Queen has sent more than 280,000 telegrams to couples in the UK and the Commonwealth celebrating
their diamond wedding (60 years) anniversary.
The Queen has two birthdays
The Queen's real birthday is on 21 April and the date is a private celebration.
The Queen's public birthday is celebrated in June with Trooping of the Colours.
Every year the Queen opens ParliamentThe Queen has opened Parliament every year
except 1959 and 1963, when she was expecting Prince Andrew and Prince Edward respectively.
The Queen favourite pet are her Corgis
The Queen has owned more than 30
corgis during her reign, starting with Susan who was a
present for her 18th birthday in 1944. A good proportion of these have been
direct descendants from Susan. Her
Majesty currently has five corgis - Monty,
Willow, Holly, Emma and Linnet.
The Queen has 9 Royal Thrones One at the House of Lords, two at Westminster Abbey, and
six in the throne room at Buckingham Palace.
Things The Queen was first to do
In 1953–54 H.M. Queen Elizabeth II became the first monarch to
circumnavigate the globe on a six month around-the-world tour with H.R.H Prince
Philip also becoming the first to visit Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Queen Elizabeth II is the first monarch to send her children to boarding schools in
order to remove them from the ever-probing media.
Queen Elizabeth II was the first, and so far only, female member of the royal family to actually serve in the armed forces, though other
royal women have been given honorary ranks.
Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch since the Act of Union, in 1801, to be out of the country at the moment of succession, and also the first in modern times not to know
the exact time of her accession (because George VI had died in his sleep at an unknown time). She was in Kenya.
Buckingham Palace was opened to the public for the first time
Queen Elizabeth II was the first British Monarch to visit China when she visited in
1986.
Who will be the next King
or Queen?
Tony Blair 1997-2007
Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
Prince Charles is presently heir
(next in line) to the British throne. He will not become
king until his mother, Queen
Elizabeth, abdicates (gives up the
throne), retires or dies. When either of these happen, Prince
Charles may abdicate and pass the throne to his
eldest son Prince William.
What is the title of the heir to the British throne?
The heir to the throne is always
called the Prince of Wales.
The title was introduced by
King Edward l in 1301, after the
conquest of Wales.
If the eldest child of the monarch is female, will she become heir to the throne?
Yes, if she does not have any brothers.
No, if she has a brother.In Britain the crown was normally passed from
monarch to eldest son. As King George VI had no son,
it passed to his elder daughter, now Queen
Elizabeth II. If a monarch had sons, they
took precedence over daughters: thus, although HR The Princess Royal is
older than her brothers HRH The Duke of York and HRH The Earl of Wessex, they
(and their children) precede her in the order of
succession.
From 2013, this all changes. Now the oldest child in herit the throne regardless of being a daughter or a son. This means that if William and Kate had had a daughter she
would have inherited the throne even if she had a younger brother.
The current Royal Line of Succession is:
1. HRH The Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales (1948), eldest son of HM Queen Elizabeth II
2. HRH Prince William of Wales (1982), elder son of HRH The Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
3. Prince George of Cambridge (b 2013), son of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
4. HRH Prince Henry of Wales (popularly referred to as Prince Harry), (1984), younger son of HRH The Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales
5. HRH The Prince Andrew, The Duke of York (1960), second son of HM Queen Elizabeth II
In queen’s Honour
Lifetime monument Elizabeth II
On the Canadian brand, 1953
The coin 1953Coin with Elizabeth in 1961
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