GreatBritain(royalfamily)材料.ppt

* by 黄锦培 The Royal Family Who’s who? Who’s in the British Royal Family? How many of the family members can you identify? Which members of the family are best known in your country? Actually, in order to cut costs and increase the prestige, the British royal family has been reduced to four people form April 4,2010. 从2010年4月4日起， 英国伊丽莎白女王为减少王室开支增加王室威望， 王室成员大幅收窄为四人，即伊丽莎白女王、 查尔斯王子、威廉王子及哈里王子。 The Queen Born 21st April, 1926 Constitutional Monarch – the country is run by the government Celebrated Golden Jubilee in 2002 – 50 years since ascension to the throne What does the Queen do? Head of State, Head of the Armed Forces, Head of the Church of England, Government Duties, Represents the nation to visit Did you know that the Queen: speaks fluent French has invited more than 1.1 million people to Royal garden parties is patron of more than 620 charities enjoys taking photographs has owned more than 30 corgi dogs （柯基犬）during her reign loves horses and racing pigeons got married to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 The Royal Family The Queen has 4 children and 8 grandchildren Many members of the Royal Family undertake official duties in Britain and abroad The Royal Family’s money comes from government funds and personal wealth The Queen started paying tax in 1993 Royal Ceremonies The State Opening of Parliament Ceremony of the Keys Changing of the Guard Maundy Money The Queen’s Telegram The Birthday Honours list and New Year Honours list Prince Charles is the first heir （继承人）to the throne. Royal Homes Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 Windsor Castle 温莎城堡 Balmoral Castle 巴尔莫勒尔堡 Holyrood Palace荷里路德宫 Sandringham House桑德林汉姆府 Royal ships Royal Yacht Britannia (大不列颠号）is now a tourist attraction. Royal Popularity Foreigners often think all British people are in favour of the Royal family. In fact, about 30% of the population is in favour of a republic. Here are examples of opinions from British people: “They shou