Achievements of the British Queen

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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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