Question

25 POINT QUESTION
explain Elizabeth II and the impact of her long reign on the British monarchy

Answer 1

Princess Elizabeth was born in 1926. Her father Albert – Bertie to family – was George V's second eldest son and did not expect one day to be king.

Elizabeth's mother and father took their royal duties seriously. Though loving parents, they kept with the tradition of not taking their children on royal tours. They left the baby Elizabeth behind when they embarked on a six-month tour of Australia. It was duty first for the young Royal Family.

Answer 2

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The changes during the queen’s 62-year reign have been immense, though gradual. That graphically illustrates a generational change, since it was the queen’s coronation in 1953 which introduced the general public to what was then regarded as the magic of television.

Addressing Parliament at the start of her Golden Jubilee celebration in 2002, the queen said, “Change is a constant.