In pictures: The Queen: A Public Life

[Aurovon]

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Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on 21 April 1926, in a house just off Berkeley Square in London.

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She and her sister, Margaret Rose, who was born in 1930, were both educated at home.

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The Queen's wedding, in November 1947, to Philip, Prince of Greece, was said by Winston Churchill, to be a "flash of colour" in the grey post-war Britain. Their first son, Charles, was born in 1948.

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King George VI died while while Elizabeth was in Kenya. The coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey was watched on television by millions.

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Elizabeth's reign coincided with the transformation of many former British colonies into independent nations, some retaining her as head of state, others not. The Queen has visited every country in the Commonwealth except Cameroon.

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The Queen's dignity has been much admired during the long years of her reign. However, the monarchy was shaken and the Queen herself attracted unusual criticism after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in a car accident in Paris, in August 1997.

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The Queen developed an engaged style of monarchy through walkabouts and royal visits big and small - such as here, visiting a house in Glasgow.

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Horses have played a large role in the Queen's life. She rode from an early age and came to an acute understanding of all things equine. At the age of six, Elizabeth told her riding instructor that she wanted to become a "country lady with lots of horses and dogs".

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The Queen described 1992 as her "annus horribilis". Three of her children split from their partners and the year culminated in a huge fire at the Queen's favourite residence, Windsor Castle. It seemed an appropriate symbol of a royal house in trouble.

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The death of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, in the Queen's Golden Jubilee year, 2002, cast a shadow on nationwide celebrations of her reign.

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Some commentators have discussed the possibility of the Queen abdicating to allow Charles or even William to succeed her. However, others cite her strong sense of duty as the reason that this would be unlikely.

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The Queen continues to maintain her role as a symbol of national unity during an age in which Britain's place in the world, British society and the role of the monarchy itself, has fundamentally changed.

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I wanted to post it in this UK forum, because I had two main questions:

1. Why do you think queen does not want Charles or William to succeed her?
2. What do you think of the queen personally?

[WhatDidYouSay!?]

meh...

[R.J]

Auro mate :slap: ...we already get enough of these cunts everyday.

[WhatDidYouSay!?]

Auro mate :slap: ...we already get enough of these cunts everyday.

:yes:

[Aurovon]

Auro mate :slap: ...we already get enough of these cunts everyday.

What do you mean? :drdodgy:

Answer the 2 questions :(

[R.J]

1) I have no knowledge of the Royal Family

2) I have no opinion of the Royal Family

:no:

[Aurovon]

1) I have no knowledge of the Royal Family

2) I have no opinion of the Royal Family

:no:

Ah, do you think this is the case with the average adult in the UK?

[King Ghidra]

1. Why do you think queen does not want Charles or William to succeed her?
2. What do you think of the queen personally?[/b]

1. Selfish bitch
2. Personality? The Queen, she just does that wave, to be fair it's a great wave. She must practise infront of the mirror.

[Jaffa_Cakes]

1. Because she thinks they're unable to rule?
2. She doesn't let anybody into her home, that's why I dislike her. :|

[morning_dew]

1. Why do you think queen does not want Charles or William to succeed her?
2. What do you think of the queen personally?meh...who cares.
we just want the crown jewels back! :mad:

[persian_angel]

man shes dumb .. who the fuckk walks around their home holding a hand bag .. n what makes her think shes better than us! she looks like a bloody christmas treee ..

i dont get why people go to buckingham palace just 4 the thought of having a glimpse of her and for her to wave :S WDF


dianas death was a settttttttttt uppppppppppppppppppp

the witch didnt even like diana!!!! and now the two boys are left without a mother..

sowie .. i just really dont like her :)

[King Ghidra]

To be fair, we can insult them all we want but fact is they bring in alot of tourists...and therefore money...okay it's not nearly enough of the amount of taxes they spend of ours but it's still good for the tourist arraction in Britain...

I also hear they are popular aboard, go figure.

[Ketamine-Abuse]

Are you sure the Queen doesn't want Charles or William to succeed her? I'm pretty sure that isn't true except in charlies case

[zaph69]

dymed fo sho, whats ya digits babes? wanna see a pic of me standing in front of a mirror with a camera phone and my tshirt lifted up? lookin well sexy liz, leavin ya wit 10 holl back

[Aurovon]

Are you sure the Queen doesn't want Charles or William to succeed her? I'm pretty sure that isn't true except in charlies case

No, they're not sure.

[girl_interrupted]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/1.jpg
Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on 21 April 1926, in a house just off Berkeley Square in London.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/2.jpg
She and her sister, Margaret Rose, who was born in 1930, were both educated at home.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/3.jpg
The Queen's wedding, in November 1947, to Philip, Prince of Greece, was said by Winston Churchill, to be a "flash of colour" in the grey post-war Britain. Their first son, Charles, was born in 1948.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/4.jpg
King George VI died while while Elizabeth was in Kenya. The coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey was watched on television by millions.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/5.jpg
Elizabeth's reign coincided with the transformation of many former British colonies into independent nations, some retaining her as head of state, others not. The Queen has visited every country in the Commonwealth except Cameroon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/6.jpg
The Queen's dignity has been much admired during the long years of her reign. However, the monarchy was shaken and the Queen herself attracted unusual criticism after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in a car accident in Paris, in August 1997.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/7.jpg
The Queen developed an engaged style of monarchy through walkabouts and royal visits big and small - such as here, visiting a house in Glasgow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/8.jpg
Horses have played a large role in the Queen's life. She rode from an early age and came to an acute understanding of all things equine. At the age of six, Elizabeth told her riding instructor that she wanted to become a "country lady with lots of horses and dogs".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/9.jpg
The Queen described 1992 as her "annus horribilis". Three of her children split from their partners and the year culminated in a huge fire at the Queen's favourite residence, Windsor Castle. It seemed an appropriate symbol of a royal house in trouble.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/10.jpg
The death of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, in the Queen's Golden Jubilee year, 2002, cast a shadow on nationwide celebrations of her reign.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/11.jpg
Some commentators have discussed the possibility of the Queen abdicating to allow Charles or even William to succeed her. However, others cite her strong sense of duty as the reason that this would be unlikely.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/img/12.jpg
The Queen continues to maintain her role as a symbol of national unity during an age in which Britain's place in the world, British society and the role of the monarchy itself, has fundamentally changed.

Source (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/in_pictures_the_queen0_a_public_life/html/12.stm)

I wanted to post it in this UK forum, because I had two main questions:

1. Why do you think queen does not want Charles or William to succeed her?
2. What do you think of the queen personally?

1,people dont take kindly to the charles,camilla,dianna scandal.. so i rekon her plan is stay monarch as long as possible so that charles ages.. and william is at a reasonable age and/or married.. so that charles' can be skipped and william get the throne... :evil_lau:

2, shes aight only status england has lol