"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." 

( Queen Elizabeth II)

         Leading a country, being the head of a nation is a too big responsibility for a human being; this is why it involves both queen and her people being pledged on building a kingdom. The queen is in the top of a piramide which body is done by her people.

      The greatest treasure of a queen is her people's trust, because trust is an absolute power that ensures the queen and her people an entire, solidy kingdom.

The Roal Family

People often ask whether members of the Royal Family have a surname, and, if so, what it is.

 Members of the Royal Family can be known both by the name of the Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same. And often they do not use a surname at all.

 Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, but only the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged.

 Kings and princes were historically known by the names of the countries over which they and their families ruled. Kings and queens therefore signed themselves by their first names only, a tradition in the United Kingdom which has continued to the present day.

 The names of dynasties tended to change when the line of succession was taken by a rival faction within the family (for example, Henry IV and the Lancastrians, Edward IV and the Yorkists, Henry VII and the Tudors), or when succession passed to a different family branch through females (for example, Henry II and the Angevins, James I and the Stuarts, George I and the Hanoverians).

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The present United Kingdom’s monarch is  Elizabeth II, born on April 21, 1926. The Queen’s full title is “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories. Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, etc, etc.”

The Queen is the personal symbol of the State and of national unity. The Queen’s birthday is today officially celebrated early in June by Trooping the Colour, when the Queen personally reviews the troops drawn up on the Horse Guards Parade. The Queen’s Birthday is also celebrated as Commonwealth Day.

The Queen is very rich, as are other members of the royal family. The Queen’s image appears on stamps, notes and coins.

The History of Trooping the Colour in London

After existing in various forms from around 1700, the Trooping the Colour ceremony was restored in 1820 on the accession of King George IV.

 The main aspects of the parade have changed very little since then. Trooping the Colour has been held each year in London, apart from during the world wars and a national rail strike in 1955.

 Although the official birthday is celebrated in June, Queen Elizabeth II's actual birthday is in April. Monarchs are traditionally given a second birthday if they were born in winter, in case the weather is unsuitable for an outdoor event!

London celebrates The Queen's official birthday in June each year with Trooping the Colour, a fantastic military parade that has taken place in London since 1820.

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond (60th) Jubilee Celebrations

2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. She became Queen when her father, King George VI, died on 6th February, 1952. Princess Elizabeth was 25 years old and she and her husband Prince Philip were on safari in Kenya when news of her father's death reached her. She returned home as Queen Elizabeth II.

Her coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on 2nd June 1953.

She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977, Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002, and 2012 marks the Diamond 60th Jubilee of her reign.

The only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee was her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria who celebrated the 60th year of her reign in 1897. Kings and Queens by length of reign.

To mark this historic occasion special events took place during 2012 throughout the UK and the Commonwealth Realms (countries in which she is Head of State), and in many Commonwealth Nations.

Queen Elizabeth II is also the Queen of Hats

In an age when few people wear hats on a daily basis, consider this: Queen Elizabeth II, whose rule began on Feb. 6, 1952, has had 5,000 hats protecting her pate during her reign as England's monarch.

Considered substitutes for the royal crown, hats enable Queen Elizabeth to be easily identified in a crowd, shield her from the glare of the sun, add height to her diminutive stature, and supply a bit of flair for her rather lackluster color-coordinated wardrobe. Her Majesty's hats also act as cover-ups, eliminating the need for constant hair-tending for a woman whose existence is an endless round of appointments, appearances and activities.

For the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 2003, a retrospective of Her Majesty's fashion accessories, "Hats and Handbags: Accessories From the Royal Wardrobe," was exhibited at Kensington Palace. The items displayed were chosen by the queen and her senior couturiers, and provided a unique glimpse of the fashion trademarks of her long reign. Emphasizing the hat as a work of art, the exhibition showcased 100 examples of headwear including several pieces from the queen's childhood and days as a young princess -- pillboxes, feathered and flowered confections, turbans, sculpted straws, and a number of out of the ordinary choices.

Ten interesting things about Queen Elizabeth ll

1. She speaks fluent French and often uses the language for audiences and state visits. She does not require an interpreter.
2. The Queen has received over 3 million items of correspondence during her reign.
3. Elizabeth is patron of more than 620 charities and organisations.
4. During her reign, she has made more than 256 official overseas visits to 129 different countries.
5. Elizabeth learnt to drive in 1945 when she joined the Army. 
6. She has attended 34 Royal Variety performances.
7. She has opened 15 bridges in the United Kingdom.
8. She has given over 91 State banquets during her reign.
9. She has launched 23 ships in her lifetime. The first was HMS Vanguard which she launched - as Princess Elizabeth - on November 30, 1944 in Clydebank. Her first launch as Queen was Britannia, also from Clydebank .
10. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh have sent about 37,500 Christmas cards during her reign.