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Elizabeth II
• The royal [‘rɔiəl] (皇室的)family has also some changes during Elizabeth’s reign. • Since the 1980s the public has become much more informed(见多识广的) about the lives of the royal. • Two of Queen Elizabeth’s sons, Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, separated from their wives in 1992. These separations damaged the reputation(名声) of the royal family.
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That’s all .
Thank you !
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Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪
Trooping the Color
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
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Prince Charles
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Windsor Castle
• Windsor Castle, located in city of Windsor in southern England, is the principal [‘prinsəpəl] residence [’rezidəns] (主要府邸) of the Britain royal family. • The dominant [‘dɔminənt] (a.有统治权的) structure of Windsor Castle is the Round Tower(圆塔). It was used as a prison until 1660 and is still surrounded by a moat [məut] (护城河).
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Elizabeth II
• Elizabeth II ,full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary(1926-),queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland(1952-),daughter of King George VI, born in London. • Elizabeth II married Prince Philip in 1947,and gave birth to 3 sons and a daughter.
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Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪
Trooping the Color
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
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Windsor Castle
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Prince Charles
• Charles(1948-), son of Queen Elizabeth II. He was created(封，授予) Prince of Wales in 1958. • In July 1981 he married Diana, a distant relative of the royal family. But after highly publicized
[‘pʌblisaizd] (a.宣传的) marital [’mæritl] (a.婚姻
的) difficulties, Charles and Diana separated in
1992 and were legally divorced(离婚) in 1996.
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Prince Philip
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Prince Philip
• Prince Philip was born on June 10,1921,on the Greek island of Corfu(科孚岛). Philip married the then Princess Elizabeth in 1947, and as an active advocate [‘ædvəkit] (倡导者) of sports, science, and education, he has made many goodwill(n.y友好) trips throughout the world, both as representative [repri’zentətiv] (代表性的) of, and in company with, Queen Elizabeth.
• The Queen has two birthdays . • One is her real birthday which she celebrates with her family. • The other is her official birthday, June 14. The Queen’s official birthday parade [pə'reid] (游行) is----Trooping [tru:p] the Color.
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Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪
Trooping the Color
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Prince Philip
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Various hats .
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Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪
Trooping the Color
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
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Constitutional monarchy
• The Glorious [‘glɔ:riəs] Revolution(光荣革命) in Britain created a constitutional [,kɑnstə’tjuʃənl] monarchy[‘mɔnəki] (君主立宪) which aimed at limiting the arbitrary[’ɑ:bitrəri ] (专断的) actions and increasing the power of Parliament [‘pɑ:ləmənt] (议会，国会). • In Britain, the Queen is the head of state(国家， 政府). But she has very little power and plays no active part in politic. Her role is largely ceremonial [,seri‘məunjəl] (仪式的).
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Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪
Trooping the Color
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Princess Diana
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Trooping the Color(皇室军队庆典 游行)
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Elizabeth II
• Elizabeth succeeded(继承) to the throne [θrəun] (君主) on the death of her father in February 1952. • Elizabeth’s reign [rein] (统治) has been marked by vast [vɑ:st] (巨大的) changes and in the power and prestige [pres'ti:ʒ] (声 望) of her nation.
Princess Diana
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Princess Diana
• Diana, Princess(1961-1997), Princess of Wales. • From 1979 until 1981 Diana worked as a kindergarten teacher in London. On February 24, 1981, her engagement(约会) to Prince Charles was announced. They were married in an internationally televised [‘telivaizd] (a.电视播送的) ceremony on July 29, 1981.
Diana Camilla
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Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪
Trooping the Color
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Windsor Castle