Continuity and Stability
Annual ceremonies Trooping the Colour - June Remembrance Day - November
Recognising Achievement and Success
The Queen entertains 50,000 people a year at garden parties, receptions, dinners and lunches at Buckingham Palace in London and Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh
Scene on the Mall 4 June 2002
Queen Victoria
Lived: 1819-1901 Queen: 1837-1901 The only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1940
The King and Queen were Queen Elizabeth II’s parents. They reigned during the second world war Buckingham Palace was bombed seven times during the second world war
The Queen as Head of Nation
National ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱdentity and unity: “interpreting the nation to itself”
The Queen recording Her annual Christmas Broadcast
The Queen as Head of Nation
Recognising Achievement and Success
Any member of the public can nominate someone for an honour: /honours
Chef Jamie Oliver was appointed MBE for setting up the Fifteen Foundation which trains disadvantaged young adults for the restaurant profession
The Queen as Head of State
• Each year, The Queen opens Parliament “in State” • The Queen’s Speech is written for her by the Prime Minister and sets out the laws which the Government will ask Parliament to pass that year • It is the only time The Queen wears her crown
A Tudor picture of King Edward I (1239-1307) opening Parliament in the House of Lords
The Queen as Head of State
The Queen greets President Obama of the United States of America The Queen welcomes the new Ambassador to the UK from Nepal
The Royal Wedding - 29 April 2011
The Queen as Head of State
The Queen with Rt Hon. David Cameron MP at No 10 Downing St – Her 12th Prime Minister The Queen does not rule or govern but she has “the right to be consulted, to advise and to warn”
• Central Weekend events
– Parties - – Thames Pageant - – Beacons -
The future
Charles, Prince of Wales
The Queen’s eldest son
William, Duke of Cambridge
The Prince of Wales’s eldest son
The Royal Wedding - 29 April 2011
Prince William and Catherine Middleton now TRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Queen Elizabeth II
Born: 21 April 1926
Queen: 6 February 1952
Diamond Jubilee
marking 60 years as Queen
2012
The Queen’s Golden Jubilee – 4 June 2002
Gold State Coach Procession to St Paul’s Cathedral, London for a service of thanksgiving
• Charitable projects
– Woodland - – Playing fields - – Local grants -
• Touring Exhibitions
The Commonwealth promotes democracy and development. The world’s largest and smallest, richest and poorest countries make up the Commonwealth. It is home to two billion citizens of all faiths and ethnicities – over half of whom are 25 or under.
Queen Elizabeth II of Australia
As well as being Queen of the United Kingdom, The Queen is separately Queen of 15 other fully independent countries. They include Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Jamaica
Silver Jubilee (25 Years as Queen) - 1977
Golden Jubilee (50 years as Queen) - 2002
Golden Jubilee – 2002
Concorde and the Red Arrows fly over the Mall
Diamond Jubilee – 2012
Katherine Dewar’s winning design for the Diamond Jubilee Emblem
Central Weekend: 2 – 5 June 2012
National events
– The Queen: Art and Image (National Portrait Gallery) – Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton (V&A) – Royal Collection – exhibitions in each Royal Gallery and a touring exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci drawings
June Joyce, from Gateshead was appointed MBE for services to the community in Gateshead
Bruce Forsyth was knighted for services to entertainment
Recognising Achievement and Success Supporting Service
The Queen is supported by the other members of the Royal Family
The Queen and the Commonwealth
The Commonwealth is a free association of 54 independent countries. Nearly all the members have an historical link with the United Kingdom or British Empire