The Royal Family
The members of the Royal Family are close relatives of the sovereign of the United Kingdom. They belong to the Royal Family either by birth or marriage and are usually addressed to with the title of Majesty or Highness.
The members of the Royal Family are the Monarch, his or her consort, the Monarch’s children, their grandchildren in the male line, the wives of the Monarch’s sons and grandsons, the consorts of previous sovereigns.
Queen Elizabeth II was born in London on April 21st 1926, but her birthday’s public celebration, known as the Trooping of the Colour, is on one Saturday in June, when the weather is expected to be better. Her father was King George VI and her mother, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, the Queen consort of King George VI, but after his death she was known as the Queen Mother.
Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on February 6th, 1952 and was crowned at Westminster Abbey about one and a half years later, on 2nd of June, 1953 and the ceremony was the first major international BBC broadcast.
The Queen married Philip Mountbatten on November 20th, 1947. He was born Prince of Greece and Denmark, and was made Duke of Edinburgh shortly before the wedding.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip had four children: Prince Charles, born on November 14th 1948 is heir to the throne and therefore Prince of Wales; Princess Anne, born on August 15th 1950 is known as The Princess Royal, a title usually awarded to the monarch’s eldest daughter; Prince Andrew, born on February 15th 1960, is the Duke of York, a title usually given to the second son of the monarch; Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex, was born on 10th of March 1964 and is the Queen’s youngest child.
Prince William, Prince Charles’ elder son, was born on June 21st 1982; he’s the Duke of Cambridge and second in the line to the throne, behind his father. His wife is Kate Middleton. The second son of Prince Charles is Prince Henry of Wales, commonly known as Prince Harry, born on September 15th, 1984.
On February 6th 2o12, the Queen celebrated the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. The celebrations were presided by Queen Elizabeth II herself and are known as the Diamond Jubilee.