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BRITISH royal family

Eva Vejmělková. BRITISH royal family. Monarchy is the oldest form of government in the United Kingdom. The origins of constitutional monarchy in Britain go back a long way. Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State.

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BRITISH royal family

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  1. Eva Vejmělková BRITISH royalfamily

  2. Monarchy is the oldest form of government in the United Kingdom • The origins of constitutional monarchy in Britain go back a long way • Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State. • The Royal Family plays a big role in the lives of many British people, and is a major symbol of the British culture. • TheRoyalFamily lives in the Buckingham palace in London • TheBritish RoyalFamily‘ssurnameis Windsor.

  3. Elisabeth II • At the present time, the queen is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. • The Queen is the head of state of the United Kingdom, and also 15 other parts of the Commonwealth. • Queen Elizabeth is the eldest daughter of King George the VI and Queen Elizabeth; she was born in 1926. • Elizabeth was crowned queen at the age of 25. • During her five decade long rule, Elizabeth has seen ten prime ministers and a lot of change and reform in her country.

  4. The Queen is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and has four children and eight grandchildren. • The Queen's first visit to the Czech Republic was in 1996. • The most well known interest and hobby of the Queen are horses.

  5. Prince charles & Diana • Prince Charles is the oldest son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. • He was officially made 'Prince of Wales' in 1969. • Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 • Diana‘s wedding to Charles, heir to the Britishthrone, was held at St Paul's Cathedral and seen by a global television audience of over 750 million. • The marriage produced two sons, the princes Williamand Harry. • The marriage was not happy and in 1996 they got divorced • In August 1997 Diana died in a car crash in Paris

  6. Prince William • He is the oldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. • Prince William married his longtime girlfriend, Catherine Middleton, on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. • He is second in the line of succession, behind his father, to the throne.

  7. Thankyouforyourattention Sources: http://www.royal.gov.uk/ http://www.helpforenglish.cz/realie/united-kingdom/the-royal-family http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William,_Duke_of_Cambridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales

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