BEING ELIZABETH: EVER WANDER WHAT BEING A QUEEN IS ALL ABOUT?

Britain has had many kings but only a handful of Queens and pretty much the remembered ones are Elizabeth I (who managed to overcome being made a bastard by her grasping father, and being made a martyr by her over-zealous sister (who was also a bastard at one time and you wander why I love the Tutors so much)). Then of course there was Victoria a woman who ruled over the stiffest set of morals (which gave birth to some of the best porn) the country ever experienced and finally the eternal queen Elizabeth II who has reigned so long that there are now three generations of heir to the throne and most of us can’t remember Britain without her.

But did you ever wonder what it means to be queen.

I have to be seen to be believed.—Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen’s official birthday is not a universally fixed day. In the United Kingdom it occurs on either the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Saturday in June and is decided by the Government. The Queen’s official birthday is marked by the parade known as Trooping the Colour, which has been held for this purpose almost every year since 1748. On this day The Queen’s Birthday Honours are announced. http://www.royal.gov.uk/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/20%20most%20asked%20questions.aspx

Queen Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of sixteen realms of the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations and the Head of the Commonwealth and Supreme Governor of the Church of England. Queen Elizabeth II of England has a net worth of $550 million dollars. ” http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/royals/queen-elizabeth-of-england-net-worth/

Buckingham Palace has served as the official London residence of Britain’s sovereigns since 1837 and today is the administrative headquarters of the Monarch. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. In measurements, the building is 108 metres long across the front, 120 metres deep (including the central quadrangle) and 24 metres high. http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences/BuckinghamPalace/BuckinghamPalace.aspx

“The Queen has many different duties to perform every day. Some are public duties, such as ceremonies, receptions and visits within the United Kingdom or abroad. Other duties…include reading letters from the public, official papers and briefing notes; audiences with political ministers or ambassadors; and meetings with her Private Secretaries to discuss daily business and her future diary plans. Even when she is away from London, in residence at Balmoral or Sandringham, she receives official papers nearly every day of every year and remains fully briefed on matters affecting her realms. In front of the camera or away from it, The Queen’s duties go on, and no two days in her life are ever the same.” http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/DayInTheLife/Queensworkingday.aspx

For state occasions she wears the Imperial Crown which includes several famous jewels: St. Edward’s Sapphire, a sapphire taken from the ring of Edward the Confessor(1003-1066); the Black Prince’s (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), Ruby the Cullinan II, or Second Star of Africa, Stuart Sapphire and Queen Elizabeth’s Pearls.

An animal lover since childhood, The Queen…highly knowledgeable interest in horses. As an owner and breeder of thoroughbreds, she often visits other race meetings to watch her horses run…http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/Interests/Overview.aspx

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