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Презентация к уроку английского языка « The Royal Family »
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Астафьева Ксения Николаевна ,
Учитель английского языка.
The Royal Family
(The House of Windsor)
The Royal Family
- From left to right, the people in the photo are:
Prince Philip,
Duke of Edinburgh
Charles,
Prince of Wales
Harry,
Prince Henry of Wales
Queen Elizabeth II
Andrew, Duke of York
Camilla,
Dutchess of Cornwall
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
The Royal Family
Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge
Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge
The Royal Family
The Royal Family
- royal - a member of the royal family
- royal - belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family
- A system of government by a king or a queen ( monarch ) is called monarchy
- republic – a country that is governed by a president and politicians elected by the people
Monarchy
Absolute
Constitutional (parliamentary)
- The monarch has limited powers and acts within the constitution (ustav) of their country
- rules along with a parliament ( Prime Minister holds the maximum power)
- The monarch rules with absolute and total powers
The British Monarchy
- Constitutional
- PM is appointed by the Queen
- It is usually the leader of the party which
holds the majority in the parliament
Royal coat of arms
The Queen’s role
- Head of state
- Head of the armed forces
- Head of the Church of England
- Represents the Nation
How does one become a monarch?
- hereditary rule
an individual rules for life and passes the crown
to an heir or heiress
- If there is more than one heir to the throne – rules of succession should be followed
Succession to the British throne
- The crown is inherited by an individual’s children (firstborn son) and by a childless individual’s nearest collateral line (iz paralelne linije)
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Charles,
heir
The Royal Family Tree
9
6
1
2
8
5
7
4
3
Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926)
- Queen since February 6, 1952
- Accessed the throne upon the death of her father King George VI – for 64 years now!
- Coronation (krunidba) on June 2, 1953
- Addressed as ‘ Her Majesty ’
Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926)
- Is the queen of the United Kingdom, Canada , Australia and New Zealand . She is also the Head of the Commonwealth and the queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda , and Saint Kitts and Nevis .
Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926)
- Is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They married in 1947 and have 4 children.
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (November 14, 1948)
- The oldest child and heir to Queen Elizabeth II
- The second oldest serving Prince of Wales - if he became monarch today he would be the oldest person to do so (68 years old!)
- Addressed as HRH – His Royal Highness
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
- Married to Camilla (2005), The Duchess of Cornwall
- Has two children, William, Duke of Cambridge (1982) and Harry (1984) with his former wife Lady Diana Spencer (divorced 1992, died 1997)
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