Lesson 2: The Royal Family (Part I - Queen Elizabeth)

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The British Royal Family
Part I (Queen Elizabeth)

Today

What do you know about the British royal family?

The British royal family
What do you know? Note any words you can think of.

What's wrong with this British royal family tree???

Queen Elizabeth II has passed away (so has her husband, Prince Philip) ...

How long did Queen Victoria reign?

1. 62 years
2. 63 years
3. 64 years
4. 65 years

How many queens has Britain had?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

The Queen was not just

Queen of the UK...

Queen Elizabeth II is was also the Sovereign of many countries in the Commonwealth of Nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand,

Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu.

Get to know them...

Get to know them...

Fun Facts

1. The Queen has two Birthdays! The Queen’s real birthday is was the 21st of April and she usually spends spent it with her family.

Her “official” (not actual) birthday is was in June. This is because the monarch’s birthday is marked by a parade known as "Trooping the Colour" and Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910, decided it wouldn’t be very fun to celebrate this is November (when his birthday was) because it was cold, so he moved his own birthday to June.

2. The Royal Family isn’t allowed to sign autographs

3. Prince King Charles doesn’t squeeze his own toothpaste.

4. Princess Diana’s wedding dress contained over 10,000 pearls

5. The Queen/King doesn’t need a passport to travel abroad

6. The Queen invented a breed of dog

Reseach on past Kings/Queens or the current Royal Family

• 5 minutes 
• What are they most known for?
• Find two fun facts about this person

Choices

• Henry VIII 
• Elizabeth I 
• Victoria
• Edward VIII
• Elizabeth II
• Prince/King Charles
• Prince William

Like the British monarchy?

You might find these programmes/shows interesting to watch:

• Horrible Histories
• Oprah with Meghan & Harry: A Primetime Special (Youtube)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• The Royal House of Windsor (Netflix)

God save the Queen King!

Quick check...
How long did Queen Elizabeth II reign?
(How long was she Queen of the United Kingdom?)

Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years and 214 days!

She was 96 years old when she died

God save the Queen King!