The British Royal Family and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

The British Royal Family and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Работу выполнил ученик 10 класса Октябрьской школы Марков Михаил

The British Royal Family is a group of close relatives of the monarch of Great Britain. In 1917, George V, due to the war with Germany, renounced all German titles for himself and his heirs and renamed the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty the House of Windsor. In the UK, there is no clear legal or formal definition of a member of the royal family, as a rule, the members of the royal family are: the monarch, the spouse of the monarch, the widowed spouse of the monarch, the children of the monarch, the grandchildren of the monarch in the male line, the spouses and widowed spouses of the sons and grandchildren in the male line of the monarch. Historically, members of the British royal family represented the monarch throughout the British Empire and held responsible and representative positions, today they perform ceremonial and social functions both in the UK and abroad, and apart from the monarch have no constitutional role in government affairs.

Titles and addresses the Duke of Edinburgh (the bearer was Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip, after his death in 2021, Prince Charles inherited the title, then the title can be transferred to Philip's youngest son Prince Edward); Duke of Gloucester (granted to younger family members, currently the bearer is Prince Richard, grandson George V); Duke of Kent (usually bestowed on the younger sons of the monarch, the bearer is Prince Edward, grandson of George V); Duke of York (as a rule, it is received by the second sons of monarchs, the bearer is a prince Andrew, second son of Elizabeth II); the Duke of Cambridge (also granted to younger family members, the bearer is Prince William, the grandson of Elizabeth II); the Duke of Sussex (received by the younger children of the monarch, was intended for the youngest son of Elizabeth II, Prince Edward, who, however, preferred the specially created title of Earl of Wessex, the bearer is Prince Harry, grandson of Elizabeth II).

Family tree of the British Royal family

The Diamond Jubilee of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II is the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the accession of Elizabeth II to the throne in the Commonwealth of Nations during 2012. Princess Elizabeth of England was crowned after the death of her father George VI from lung cancer on February 6, 1952. At the time of her accession to the throne, she was the head of the British Commonwealth of Nations and the monarch of seven independent states, today Elizabeth II is the supreme ruler in 16 states, 12 of which were dominions of the empire 60 years ago.Queen Elizabeth II became the second monarch of the United Kingdom to celebrate the diamond jubilee of her reign. The first was Queen Victoria in 1897. Plans of events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II were discussed at the meeting of the heads of Government of the Commonwealth states in 2011. The celebration includes many festive events. The Cabinet of Ministers, as an anniversary gift, invited the Queen for the first time to its last meeting, held on December 18, 2012 as an observer. Elizabeth ll attended the meeting for 45 minutes. Diamond Jubilee