Royal Family
Royal Family Firm – nejužší královská rodina
The House of Windsor – dynastie
The Queen, Queen Elizabeth II (*1926) + Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (*1922)
- Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (he’s the heir to the throne) + Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales – their children Prince William and Prince Henry (Harry)
- Princess Anne, Princess Royal + Mark Philips – children Peter and Zara
+ Tim Lawrence
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York + Sarah Ferguson (Fergie), Duchess of York
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex + Sophie, Countess of Wessex
Titul královny: Her Royal Majesty
Oslovení: Your Majesty
Titul ostatních: Her/ His Royal Highness
Princess Margaret (*1930, +2002) – sestra Alžběty
6.2.1952 – Elizabeth became Queen
1953 – Elizabeth was crowned
Constitutional role
1.The State Opening of Parliament
- In the House of Lords
- In autumn
- The Queen reads her program of the coming year
- The Queen has to sign every act, everything concerning the state is done under (in) her name
- The British constitution is not written in one document, it’s a set of laws written in more documents – the British sovereign embodies the constitution, she represents the moral of the country
- Head of the Church of England
- Commander-in-Chief
- Head of the British Commonwealth of Nations (britské společenství národů) – it’s the organization of about 50states which used to be British colonies, in 16 of them the Queen is the formal head of state, these states are dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Gibraltar).