Презентація "Queen Elizabeth II"

Queen Elizabeth IIInteresting facts

Queen Elizabeth II was born in1926. She became queen in 1952.

Queen Elizabeth’s full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. As a child she called herself «Lilibet», a name that members of her family still use.

Just before World War II in 1939, Elizabeth met a young sailor at a Royal Naval College. He was Prince Phillip of Greece. They married in Westminster Abbey when she was 21.

She has 4 children (Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Princess Anne) and 8 grandchildren.

The Queen has 2 birthdays – her real one, on the 26th of April, and an official one, on the second Saturday of June each year.

The Queen is the only person in Great Britain who doesn’t have a passport! She is also the only person in the country who can drive without a licence or number plate on her state car.

Elizabeth’s favourite dogs are corgis. She has owned more than 30 corgis during her reign.

The Queen has many hats, because she always wears one when she is out on royal visits. She has worn more than 5000 different hats over the past 60 years.