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The Royal Family
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The Royal Family

• The Queen is supported in her work as Head of
  State by members of the Royal Family. Read their
  biographies in this section of the site.
• Members of the Royal Family
• The Queen's Golden Jubilee

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Members of the Royal Family

• In her role as Head of State The Queen is
  supported by members of the Royal Family, who
  carry out a wide range of public and official
  duties. The biographies in this section contain
  information about various members of the Royal
  Family, including early life and education,
  professional careers, official Royal work,
  involvement with charities and other
  organisations, personal interests and more.

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The Queen's Golden Jubilee

• The Queen celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2002.
  In this section you can read all about her
  reign, find out about the history of Jubilees
  and read about her Coronation.
• Find out all about the Jubilee Weekend of 1-4
  June and see pictures and reports.
• From May to the beginning of August, The Queen
  carried out a programme of visits in every part
  of the UK. In the Jubilee Journal you can see
  pictures and reports on The Queen's regional
  visits in May, June, July and August.

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History of Jubilees

• Jubilees go back many thousands of years to
  ancient Egyptian and Hebrew times. In the
  Bible the Book of Leviticus prescribed that every
  fifty years there should be a jubilee when
  families should gather together, land should be
  restored to its original owners, debts should be
  remitted, slaves freed and the land left fallow.
  The word 'jubilee' actually comes from the Hebrew
  word for the ram's horn trumpet with which the
  jubilee year was announced - a 'yobel'. In the
  New Testament, Jesus presents himself as the One
  who brings the old Jubilee to completion, because
  he has come to "preach the year of the Lord's
  favour" (Isaiah 61 1-2). In the Roman Catholic
  Church, jubilees began to be celebrated formally
  in 1300 AD and are years of forgiveness of sins
  and reconciliation. They are celebrated every 25
  years. The most recent year of jubilee was
  2000.Royal Jubilees celebrate significant
  periods in monarchs' reigns and the national
  life. Few British monarchs have achieved reigns
  of 50 years, and Golden Jubilees are very rare.
  There are few records of how - if at all - Henry
  III, Edward III and James VI and I celebrated
  their 50-year milestones. The first British
  monarch to mark 50 years on the throne in a
  significant way was George III, followed by Queen
  Victoria. The Queen had Silver Jubilee
  celebrations in 1977, when she marked 25 years on
  the Throne - her Silver Jubilee.Find out how
  jubilees historic and modern have been celebrated
  in this section.

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The Queen's Coronation part 1

• THE QUEEN'S CORONATION
• The Queen's Coronation took place on Tuesday, 2
  June 1953 amid great public rejoicing. It was
  over a year since The Queen's Accession, but the
  ceremony required many months of planning.
• The day - chosen as one likely to be sunny -
  proved very wet, but the enthusiasm of the crowds
  gathered in London was undiminished. Spirits were
  additionally buoyed by the news, announced to the
  crowds over loudspeakers, that a British
  expedition under Captain John Hunt had finally
  conquered Everest. Edmund Hillary, a New
  Zealander, had been the first to set foot on the
  summit with his Sherpa, Tenzing Norkhay. Joining
  in with the crowds celebrating in London were
  many millions around the UK, Commonwealth and
  world, since the events were shown on BBC
  television. The crowds cheered the procession of
  guests who made their way to the Abbey in
  coaches, including visiting heads of state,
  representatives of Commonwealth countries and
  members of the Royal Family. Queen Salote of
  Tonga, braving the rain in an open landau, proved
  especially popular with the crowds. At just after
  half past ten, The Queen and The Duke of
  Edinburgh set out to Westminster Abbey from
  Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach, which
  was pulled by eight Windsor Greys.

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The Queen's Coronation part 2

• The Queen was the last to arrive at the Abbey at
  eleven o'clock. She was wearing a diamond diadem,
  crimson velvet robes trimmed with ermine and
  bordered with gold lace, and a special Coronation
  gown incorporating all the floral symbols of the
  UK and Commonwealth. After The Queen had been
  acknowledged by all four corners of the Abbey,
  she made her Coronation Oath.
• In the central act of the ceremony, The Queen's
  rich robes and jewels were lifted off by her
  Maids of Honour, leaving The Queen wearing a
  simple linen overdress. The Archbishop of
  Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, anointed The
  Queen with the holy oil, made to a formula
  originally devised by Charles I.
• Then the golden robes of the Supertunica were
  placed upon The Queen, and she was seated on King
  Edward's chair, above the Stone of Scone. There
  The Queen was given the symbols of authority the
  orb, the sceptre, the rod of mercy and the royal
  ring of sapphire and rubies. Finally, the
  Archbishop of Canterbury held St. Edward's Crown
  high in the air and lowered it slowly on to her
  head. The shout rang out 'God Save The Queen'
  trumpets sounded bells rang and gun salutes
  were fired. Prince Philip was the first to pay
  homage to his wife, ahead of all the other peers
  of the realm. After taking Communion, The Queen
  went out of the Abbey to meet her people and to
  make a joyful return to Buckingham Palace.
• On her return journey The Queen carried her Orb
  and Sceptre, warmly acknowledging the cheering
  that greeted her. At the Palace The Queen and her
  family made six appearances on the balcony to
  greet the cheering crowds and to watch the Royal
  Air Force fly past. The last appearance was at
  midnight, after which the crowds in the Mall and
  around the Palace began to disperse.
• At nine o'clock in the evening The Queen made a
  radio broadcast, in which she thanked her people
  for their support that day, and declared, 'I have
  in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as
  so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout
  all my life and with all my heart I shall strive
  to be worthy of your trust'.

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Facts and figures

• Over the period from 1952 to 2002 The Queen
  fulfilled an astonishing number of duties, was
  involved with the work of hundreds of
  organisations, and met more people in the UK,
  Commonwealth and overseas than any other monarch.
  In this work The Duke of Edinburgh fully
  supported Her Majesty, and fulfilled many Royal
  duties of his own.
• In 50 years The Queen conferred 380,630 honours
  and awards received around 3 million items of
  correspondence and sent almost 100,000 telegrams
  to centenarians in the UK and the Commonwealth.
• In the same period The Duke of Edinburgh
  fulfilled over 18,567 official engagements (not
  including those accompanying The Queen) chaired
  over 1,454 meetings and made 4,632 speeches at
  meetings, conferences and receptions.
• Find out more with these lists of 50 facts about
  The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. The facts
  were taken from records held at Buckingham
  Palace.You can also read 50 facts about the
  Golden Jubilee celebrations which took place in
  the UK from April to August 2002. Discover how
  many places The Queen and Prince Philip visited,
  how many miles they travelled - and how many
  fireworks went up in smoke.

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Celebrations in 2002

• An exciting calendar of events took place in 2002
  to celebrate fifty years of The Queen's reign.
  Six key Jubilee themes shaped the programme
  Celebration, Community, Service, Past and future,
  Giving thanks and Commonwealth.As well as a
  programme of regional and Commonwealth visits by
  The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh in the summer
  months, many other national and local events or
  projects were co-ordinated by the Golden Jubilee
  Office, part of the Department for Culture, Media
  and Sport.

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Members of The Family

• The Queen
• Prince Philip
• The Prince of Wales
• The Duke of York
• The Earl of Wessex
• The Princess Royal

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The Queen

• The Queen was born in London on 21 April 1926,
  the first child of The Duke and Duchess of York,
  subsequently King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
  Five weeks later she was christened Elizabeth
  Alexandra Mary in the chapel at Buckingham
  Palace.
• The Princess's early years were spent at 145
  Piccadilly, the London house taken by her parents
  shortly after her birth at White Lodge in
  Richmond Park and at the country homes of her
  grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, and
  the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. When she was
  six years old, her parents took over Royal Lodge
  in Windsor Great Park as their own country home.

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Prince Philip

• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of
  Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, was born Prince of
  Greece and Denmark in Corfu on 10 June 1921 the
  only son of Prince Andrew of Greece. His paternal
  family is of Danish descent - Prince Andrew was
  the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark. His
  mother was Princess Alice of Battenberg, the
  eldest child of Prince Louis of Battenberg and
  sister of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Prince Louis
  became a naturalised British subject in 1868,
  joined the Royal Navy and rose to become an
  Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord in 1914.
  During the First World War he changed the family
  name to Mountbatten and was created Marquess of
  Milford Haven. Prince Philip adopted the family
  name of Mountbatten when he became a naturalised
  British subject and renounced his Royal title in
  1947.

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The Prince of Wales

• The Prince of Wales, eldest son of Queen
  Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of
  Edinburgh, is heir apparent to the throne.
• The Prince was born at Buckingham Palace on 14
  November 1948, and was christened Charles Philip
  Arthur George.
• When, on the accession of Queen Elizabeth in
  1952, he became heir apparent, Prince Charles
  automatically became Duke of Cornwall under a
  charter of King Edward III dating back to 1337,
  which gave that title to the Sovereign's eldest
  son. He also became, in the Scottish Peerage,
  Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Baron
  Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great
  Steward of Scotland.
• The Prince was created Prince of Wales and Earl
  of Chester in 1958. In 1968, The Prince of Wales
  was installed as a Knight of the Garter. The Duke
  of Rothesay (as he is known in Scotland) was
  appointed a Knight of the Thistle in 1977. In
  June 2002 The Prince of Wales was appointed to
  the Order of Merit.

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The Duke of York

• The Duke of York was born on 19 February 1960 at
  Buckingham Palace. He is the second son and the
  third child of The Queen and The Duke of
  Edinburgh. He was the first child to be born to a
  reigning monarch for 103 years. Named Andrew
  Albert Christian Edward, he was known as Prince
  Andrew until his marriage, when he was created
  The Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron
  Killyleagh.

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The Earl of Wessex

• The Earl of Wessex is the third son and youngest
  child of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. He
  was born on 10 March 1964 and christened Edward
  Antony Richard Louis at Buckingham Palace. Upon
  his marriage to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999,
  he was created The Earl of Wessex and Viscount
  Severn at the same time it was announced that
  His Royal Highness will eventually succeed to the
  title of The Duke of Edinburgh.The Earl and
  Countess of Wessex both carry out many
  engagements in support of The Queen, and on
  behalf of a number of organisations with which
  they are associated.Their Royal Highnesses have a
  baby daughter, born on 8 November 2003.

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The Princess Royal

• The Princess Royal, the second child and only
  daughter of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh,
  was born at Clarence House, London, on 15 August
  1950, when her mother was Princess Elizabeth,
  heir presumptive to the throne. She was baptised
  Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise at Buckingham Palace
  on 21 October 1950. She received the title
  Princess Royal from The Queen in June 1987 she
  was previously known as Princess Anne. Her Royal
  Highness is the seventh holder of the title.
• In 1994 The Queen appointed The Princess a Lady
  of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. In 2000,
  to mark her 50th birthday, The Princess Royal was
  appointed to the Order of the Thistle, in
  recognition of her work for charities.

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