Elizabeth II and the Royal Family

Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms ...

• from 1942 until 2022

• from 1950 until 2022

• from 1952 until 2022

• from 1962 until 2022

The Commonwealth refers to an organization of independent countries which were part of the former British Empire and which now have no political or economic connections with each other.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Queen Elizabeth`s reign of 70 years is ...

• the longest recorded of any female head of state

• the longest of any British monarch

• the longest reigning sovereign in world history

• the second-longest reigning sovereign in world history

• the longest of any British Prime Minister

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in ... (type the year)

(a)  

Elizabeth`s father (in the picture) acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the (a)   of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive.

Elizabeth was educated ...

• in Oxford

• in France

• privately at home

• in Cambridge

Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh had (a)   children

When World War II broke out Elizabeth joined the (a)   She was the first female member of the royal family to ever do this.

56 independent countries make up the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific. Among others, these countries are part of the Commonwealth.

• India

• China

• South Africa

• Australia

• The United Kingdom

The legal document which ended the favouritism of princes over princesses for succession to the royal throne, in known as (a)