Lesson 5: The Royal Family

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You will get to know about the British royal family

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

How long did Queen Victoria reign?

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

How many queens has Britain had?

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

Not just the queen of the UK 

Queen Elizabeth II is also the Sovereign of 15 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.

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(14/11/48)

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Fun Facts

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

Her “official” (not actual) birthday is 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 Charles doesn’t squeeze his own toothpaste.

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

5. The Queen 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

• 10 minutes 
• What are they most known for?
• A fun fact about this person

Choices

• Henry VIII 
• Elizabeth I 
• Victoria
• Edward VIII
• Elizabeth II
• Prince 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)