THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II; 65 YEARS DEDICATED TO GREAT BRITAIN
One of the most important leading figure of
Great Britain is The Queen Elizabeth II. On 6 February 2017, Queen Elizabeth II
became the first British monarch to celebrate a sapphire jubilee, commemorating
65 years on the throne.
Besides, she is known as the oldest Queen of
the world and the person that has been ruling the British Crown for the longest
time, exceeding Victoria, his great-great-grandmother, who had been the Queen
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years.
Elizabeth II was not meant to be the direct
inheritor, but her destiny changed with the abdication of her uncle Edward III.
After that, Elizabeth's father became The King. After her father’s death in
1953 she ascended to the throne.
Among her most relevant moments we can focus on
when she joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service at the World War II, where
she was an ambulance driver in order to help the injured.
As the head of state of Great Britain and
Commonwealth, she has got alone with 12 Prime Ministers, among which Winston
Churchill (1951-1955) and Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990).
Every week, fulfilling her responsibilities as
the monarch, she holds an audience with the Prime Minister at the time.
Nowadays, she hosts David Cameron, the leader of the conservative party, in the
Buckingham Palace.
As the English tradition says since the 18th
Century, the monarch at the time celebrates his/her birthday on two occasions:
the day they were born and when the weather gets better in the month of June
with the military parade Trooping the Colour.
The Queen’s two biggest passions are horses and
pedigree dogs.
In December 2017, the Queen battled a heavy
cold that forced her to miss Christmas and New Year’s Day church services at
Sandringham. Nevertheless, Princess Anne has said that her mother is getting
“better” and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence added that she is “not
too bad”.
Queen and Prince
Philip: married 70 years ago
Elizabeth first met Philip when she was only
13. They had different personalities: while Elizabeth was quiet and reserved,
Philip was sociable and very honest. They were distant but they kept in touch
over the years and they finally got married in 1947, when Great Britain was
still recovering from the World War II. In fact, this 20th November they had
been married for 70 years. The secret? They can always
share a joke together.
Elizabeth
married Philip at Westminster Abbey on November 1947
Written by: Gema Nevado Valencia EPD 12
I loved this entrance! I’ve always intrigued about her and i can have a general vision of her life and it is amazing. I love to know some aspect about her personal life like how she knew his husband.
ReplyDeleteThe Queen Elizabeth has been a strong woman, and she’s still being a great representation of women. Great job!
Great post Gema! The Queen Elizabeth II is a strong woman who has struggled with many problems during her life and she continues doing it.
ReplyDeleteI hope she remains the Queen for many more years and people can see her style so peculiar!
I found your entry interesting! I did my poster about Queen Victoria and it’s very interesting to see how the Queens with the largest reign managed it. It is incredible to see that Queen Elizabeth has been reigning for 65 years. Is she going to celebrate another jubilee? It is also incredible that during WW2 she worked for her country. She felt very involved and concerned even before becoming the Queen.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post! In my opinion the monarchy is a key element not only in British history but in British culture, and there is no better representation of the royal family in England than Queen Elisabeth II with her 65 year reign.
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