The Royal Family 6 класс

Duke
Of
York
Sarah
Ferguson

Sophie
Rhys-
Jones
Prince
Edward
Earl of
Wessex
Prince
William
Prince
Henry
Peter
Phillips
Zara
Phillips
Princess
Beatrice
Princess
Eugenie
Louise
James

with a police station, two offices, a hospital, a bar,

two sports clubs, a disco, a cinema and a swimming pool. There are 1,000 rooms in it.
About 700 people work in the Palace.

II was born on the 21st of April, 1926 in London,

England. She became the Queen in 1952.  She was only 25 years old. In the summer of 2006 the Queen celebrated her 80thbirthday. Her hobbies are riding, walking in the countryside, horse racing, walking her dogs, Scottish country dancing, because she is  Scottish. Queen Elizabeth II has got a large family. Their surname is Windsor.

and Prince Philip have four children, Prince Charles, Princess Anne,

Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward,. They all support the Queen in her Royal Duties: work with charity organizations, travel around the UK and abroad with official visits.

Princess Anne,
The Royal Princess

Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex

Prince Andrew, the Duke of Edinburgh, and his family

interviews, works with lots of charity organizations, travels around the

UK and abroad with the Queen and alone.

1948. Charles studied in Cambridge. In 1971 he joined the

Royal Navy and became a helicopter pilot.
The Prince of Wales married Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales in July 1981. Charles and Diana had problems with marriage. They divorced in 1996. Charles has got 2 sons: Prince William and Prince Harry.
The Prince of Wales is active in public life in the UK. He works with 200 organizations, travels a lot  around the UK and overseas on official visits.
7 years ago the Prince married again. He married Camilla Parker Bowles.

Prince Charles

her for her kindness and beauty. They called her “the

People’s Princess”, because she helped sick and poor people all over the world. She was busy with charity.
But her life was short – she was killed in a car accident on the 31st of August 1997 in Paris. She was only 36 years old.

Charles and Princess Diana

son of Prince Charles

and Princess Diana

two silver and one gold medal at the European Eventing

Championships, competed in the Olympic Games in 1976.

Elizabeth
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips

4. Prince Harry
5. Princess Anne
6. Prince Charles

Who is

Who?

Look at the photos and match them with the names

a

b

c

d

e

f

2. Prince Philip is the Queen’s husband.

3. Prince Philip

and Queen Elizabeth II have got five children.

4. Prince Charles is the eldest son of the British Royal Couple.

5. Prince Philip is the Prince of Wales.

Test 1.      What is the family name

of the present royal family?       a) Smith;   b) Tudor;   c) Stuart;   d) Windsor. 2.      When did Queen Elizabeth II become Queen?       a)1952;    b)1962;   c)1972;   d)1982. 3.      Who is her husband? a) Prince Charles; b) Prince Philip; c) Prince Andrew; d) Prince George. 4.      How many children does Queen Elizabeth II have?          a)1;   b)2;   c)3;   d)4. 5.   What are the Queen’s favourite animals?            a) cats;   b) dogs;   c) hamsters;   d) snakes.