The current English Queen Elizabeth 2 is a representative of the Windsor Dynasty. Elizabeth received the throne in 1952. The future English queen was born on April 21, 1926 in London and grew up in an atmosphere of care and love. She received education first at home, and then attended lectures on history at Eton College. In childhood, Elizabeth was very inquisitive. She showed great interest in horses. To this passion, Elizabeth remains true to this day.
At the age of thirteen, the future Queen Elizabeth of England 2 met Prince Philip, who was studying at the Dortmund Naval Academy at that time. The future husband of Elizabeth was of noble birth. He was the great-great-grandson of another Queen of England, and his father was Prince Andrei of Greece. In 1947, Philip became the husband of Elizabeth and received the title - Duke of Edinburgh. It is believed that this marriage was concluded for love. They had four children: Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward, as well as Princess Anne. At the insistence of the mother, the children studied not at court, but in ordinary educational institutions.
The current Queen of England is the nominal ruler of the British Commonwealth and performs only representative functions. It has virtually no real impact on British politics. At first, the Queen of England still played a role in the selection of the prime minister. Moreover, provided that the ruling party did not have a clear leader. The current Queen of England has always maintained equal relations with the country's prime ministers. The exception was not even the proteges of the Labor Party, Tony Blair and Harold Wilson.
Elizabeth had some friction with Margaret Thatcher during her premiership. Firstly, the Queen of England did not like the “monarchical style” of the administration of this prime minister. Secondly, Elizabeth was opposed to support by the British government for apartheid in South Africa. The Queen of England believed that this could adversely affect the country's influence in the African states that are members of the Commonwealth. At the same time, she tried to stay out of political fights, which is a tradition of the latest British monarchs.
The main source of concern for the Queen of England are numerous scandals related to the personal life and divorce proceedings of her children, as well as the close attention of the press to them. Regular Britons disapproved of Elizabeth's restrained reaction to the death of Princess Diana in 1997.
Of great interest to tourists is the protection of the Queen of England, or rather her clothes. Guard guards wear traditional red uniforms and tall hats made from the skins of grizzly bears. For officers, the latter have a greater height and a more saturated shine, because they are made from the skins of males. And for ordinary and non-commissioned officers, hats are made of female fur, which does not look so impressive. The hats have a service life of about a hundred years and are transmitted by the guardsmen “by inheritance”. Therefore, the number of grizzly bears does not suffer too much.
