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Elizabeth II
related to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II who was crowned in 1953.
3,266 Questions
How many knights does Queen Elizabeth 2nd have?
Elizabeth II has given the Knighthood to a couple of people such as William, Charles, Philip and Ann!!
What is the name of united kingdom Queen name?
Queen Elizabeth II or Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor
Why did she become Queen Elizabeth the 1 become queen?
Neither Elizabeth I or II were appointed. They ascended the throne because they were born to royalty and were in line to inherit the throne.
Elizabeth I was the second child of Henry VII and third in line. When her brother Edward and sister Mary both died childless, Elizabeth inherited the throne.
Elizabeth II was the oldest child and had no brothers so she was first in line to inherit the title when her father died.
What year was the first televised Royal Wedding?
From 1952, the Queen's Christmas message has been televised in some form. From 1952 (her first message) it was broadcast in addition to radio on TV with sound only. In 1957, the first full television broadcast of the message was made.
What kind of watch does Queen Elizabeth II wear?
At her coronation she was wearing the Jaeger LeCoultre 101. It's did and still does hold the "world's smallest movement" title. It is also the world's dantiest.
Who was the Queen's mother's brother?
No, Her Majesty the Queen does not have any brothers.
Her Majesty had one sister (who has passed away), Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.
Can the british queen be the queen for another country?
England still controls Australia and new zealand, and Canada???
How old is the queen now in 2009?
She was Twenty-five in 1952 and then she was crowned queen when she was Fivtyseven years so the queen is 83 years old this year.
Can an Canadian national be knighted by the Queen of England?
Potentially, anyone can be knighted by the Queen, as long as they are a British Citizen. In reality, people are nominated for outstanding (and usually lifelong) service to a particular field. Foreign nationals can receive honorary knighthoods, OBEs, MBEs and so on. For example, the singer Bono recently was honored for his charity work. Most honors are given to British Citizens, though. PS It's Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, not just England.
Does the Queen sing 'God save me'?
No, she remains silent while it is sung.
And, of course, she is not and never has been The Queen of England.
( Regarding to the last statement an answerer with so many trust points should explain that Her Majesty Elizabeth II is the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
How much is a Queen Elizabeth the second worth from 1978 coin worth?
It's a bullion piece containing 1 oz of silver, currently valued around $14. The price fluctuates with changes in the spot price of silver.
What reason for fighting does Queen Elizabeth give her troops?
i know i have the body of a weak and feeble woman but i have the heart and stomach of a king .....who should dare invade my kingdom
she was reminding them who her dad was
How many moms did Queen Elizabeth have?
She had four because her mother was the second wife of King Henry VIII, and he had six wives. Do the math!
Who was first in line to the throne when the queen was born?
i think she born on the 16 of march something like that
Is the governor general the head of government?
Governor General Role is :
Acts (represents)as the Queen in Canada.
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The above answer is correct up until 1982 when Canada got complete control over it's Constitution and complete political separation from Britain and their Royalty.
Now the role is a purely ceremonial one, at least until we update our Constitution when the role will no longer exist.
Why can't Queen Elizabeth's son Charles be King of England?
He can, and will, be King upon the death of Queen Elizabeth. Or if Queen Elizabeth abdicates the throne then Charles will become King. That's the simple answer, although there are many opinions on why Charles should not inherit the throne.
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Charles will not become the King of England - this title has not existed since 1707.
If he becomes King it he will be King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Charles will NOT become king, although the throne will passed to one of his sons.
Who was the mum and dad of Queen Elizabeth II?
her dad was Henry the viii and her mam was Anne Boleyn, her mam was killed for being acused of being a witch u no
How many were in attendance for queen wembley 86?
70,000 people were there in wembly stadium when queen performed
If watch two hours of television daily how much time do you spend watching television in one week?
It's around 96%. This is an estimate of course - any statistic like this is based on random sampling, which may or may not be accurate depending on how the sample was selected.
This number is actually for tweens / early teens (unfortunately it was the best I could do..) The percentage drops a little bit in the later teens (maybe 94%) and reaches a low during young adulthood, then begins to climb again at age 25 and keeps climbing until death.
Who became queen of England in 1837?
England hasn't had its own queen since Elizabeth 1 over 400 years ago. In 1853, Queen Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom (which includes England), queen of the British Empire and Empress of India.
Was Queen Elizabeth I a true virgin?
God Only knows. it is known she was never married. she did have many men of the Court- Nobles so to speak ( Raleigh, Sir Essex) whom she was certainly more than merely friendly with for services to the Crown. The phrase Virgin Queen was in currency, and even the state of Virginia derives its name from this. it is perhaps fitting she died on Lady Day ( March 25,) in l603 which is the Annunciation, a minor church holiday honoring the Blessed Virgin- St. Mary. By the Way the un-numbered Consort Queen Mary ( namesake of the ocean liner) also died on March 25, of l953.
How much does the queen get paid in a year?
The Queen - Elizabeth Windsor - has a personal fortune of around £1.9 billion. This fluctuates up and down with each year that passes. She personally owns Balmoral castle and Sandringham palace - neither the state nor the 'Crown' owns them.
The Crown owns other palaces such as Buckingham and St James'. However these are reserved for the exclusive use of the queen and her family, and so in effect are her private property for the duration of her life or until she abdicates. She is not allowed to sell them, however (Boo hoo).
The Crown owns a vast area of the UK called the Duchy of Lancaster. This generates an income of about £20 million a year which is the private property of Queen Elizabeth Windsor to do with as she wishes (so long as she remains the Sovereign). If this country were a republic, this income would belong to the state.
Similarly, her son Prince Charles personally owns the £16.5 million income from the Duchy of Cornwall. In a republic this income would also belong to the state.
The Queen also personally owns a wide range of investments and other assets which generate a further income of millions of pounds a year.
The Queen is paid £7.9 million a year by the state to do her job. A lot of this money is spent on paying her staff's wages at her various palaces and offices. £350,000 of this is paid to her husband as an annual salary for doing his essential work of walking around, shaking hands, and making racist jokes. The rest she spends on herself and her daily or official activities in one way or another, or on food and other such expenses.
Under new arrangements brought in by the Tories the above payment will be proportionately linked to the profits of the Crown Estate, rather than capped at a certain sum. Profits from the Estate are predicted to double or triple in future years due to investments in offshore wind power (The entire seabed around the UK belongs to the Crown Estate). Thus the queen's payments will similarly increase.
The state also gives the queen about £30 million a year (through two 'gifts in aid') to pay for the maintenance of her palaces and to cover her travel expenses, just to make sure that she doesn't have to dip into her own pockets for such things.
Furthermore the state spends an estimated £100 million a year on policing and security for the Queen and the royal family.
On top of all these payments, the state also pays for the expenses of Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and other royals in their various official capacities. Prince Andrew also holds a separate position as a trade envoy for the UK. In 2011 he spent £620,000 of taxpayer's money in this capacity.
Princes William (28) and Harry (26) already have personal fortunes of £43 million each. They will in future inherit the incomes of the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, etc.
Adding all of the above payments together, one reaches a sum of approximately £176 million per year (comprised of money both spent by the state, and of lost income that would otherwise belong to the state), dedicated to maintaining the Queen and her immediate family.
Taken as a whole, the resources spent on maintaining the monarchy in its current form totally eclipse the sums spent on the presidents and ceremonial heads of state of republican nations. France, Italy, and the USA have greater incomes generated by tourism than the UK, despite having no ruling monarchs. The argument for the monarchy in this respect is therefore demonstrably invalid.
Verdict: the UK monarchy is a rip off, and should either be thoroughly reformulated or else done away with altogether.
The above answer is very misleading and misinformed as well.
20 million and 16.5 million from Lancaster and Cornwall is peanuts. If that money were put into the treasury it would be like a drop in the ocean. Personally, I'd prefer to keep the Royal Family for this kind of money, rather than see it disappear by putting it back into the treasury. Where your argument is flawed is that there are thousands of people directly employed by the Crown, who earn a salary and pay tax on that. There are also thousands of people not directly employed by the Crown, but whose livelihoods depend on the Crown. People may think the Royal Family is anachronistic, but would you really rather sweep away thousands of years of history and replace them with some historical footnote like Obama, Sarcozy or Berlusconi? Puh-leeez !! For less than a penny a day per person, I'd rather keep the Royal Family thank you very much. Having travelled around the world extensively, i find that different people know so much about the Queen. Much more than they know about say, the presidents of Canada or Australia..........do YOU know who they are without using Google? Thought not ! The argument about how many tourists come to England BECAUSE of the Royal Family is flawed, though difficult to prove either way without asking each and every tourist. Current figures show that the newly created Chinese middle class are flocking to England. Exactly how many are coming for the pomp of the changing of the guards, a Harrods carrier bag or a discounted Burberry coat is almost impossible to assess.
What nationality is the queen of England?
Elizabeth I was English, of the House of Tudor, and was born at the Palace of Greenwich.
Both parents of Henry VIII, Elizabeth's father, were English (Henry VII and Elizabeth of York), as were his grandparents (Edmund Tudor and Margret Beaufort on his father's side, and Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville on his mother's side).
The only foreign blood can be found by going back to Henry VIII's great-grandparents. (Catherine of Valois on his father's side). Anne Boleyn was English, her father was Thomas Boleyn and her mother was Elizabeth Howard, and her grandparents were English as well.
So, compared to most monarchs who had a lot of foreign blood, Elizabeth had relatively little.
When was Queen Elizabeth II in North Bay Ontario Canada?
Her Majesty most recently toured Canada from 28 June-6 July 2010. She stopped in places like the Waterloo Region in Ontario, and toured the headquarters of RIM (Research in Motion, the makers of the Blackberry). See 'related links' for more information and more locations within Canada that she visited.
