15 december

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

The British Royal Family

Today

What do you know about the British royal family?

The British royal family
What do you know? Add anything 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 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 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...

Fun Facts

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

2. King Charles doesn’t squeeze his own toothpaste.

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

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

Reseach on past Kings/Queens or the current Royal Family

• In pairs
  
• 10 minutes 
• What are they most known for?
• Find fun fact about this person

Choices

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

Enter your found information + fun fact here

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)

Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years and 214 days!

She was 96 years old when she died

God save the King!

How would you feel if you were destined to be King or Queen of your country? Would you like it? Explain in a few words why or why not?

 Questions about the British Royals: 

1 Where did the Queen live? 

2 Why did the Queen have two birthdays? 

3 Name at least three members of the royal family from 2019. 

4 Name at least three members of the royal family from around the 17th century. 

5 Who will be the next king or queen? 

6 Which King AND Queen have reigned the longest? 

7 What is the royal motto of the United Kingdom? 

8 Why does the queen have so many guards? 

9 When will Prince William become king? 

10 Where are the British Royals buried? 

11 How many great-grandchildren does the queen have?