The Queen’s Birthdays

Why Does the Queen Celebrate Two Birthdays? was born in November and he felt that the weather would be too cold for his

Royal Facts Name: Born: Job: Queen Elizabeth II reigns as The Queen of the United and Northern Ireland and many The Queen celebrates two birthdays

How is Each Birthday Celebrated? with her family and close friends and with a gun to June, her official birthday is celebrated with the colourful Trooping the Colour parade from , Palace to wave to the crowds that have gathered to wish

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The Queen’s Birthdays Questions

In what year was Queen Elizabeth II born?

Who began the custom of having two birthday celebrations? Why did this come about?

Would you like to have two birthdays? Why?

What is a balcony?

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Would you like to watch the Trooping the Colour parade? Give three reasons for your

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The Queen’s Birthdays Answers In what year was Queen Elizabeth II born? Queen Elizabeth was born in 1926. Queen Elizabeth reigns over England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and many Commonwealth Countries. Queen Elizabeth became the longest reigning monarch in September 2015.

What does the word tradition mean? The word tradition means a custom or something that has been happening for a long time. Who began the custom of having two birthday celebrations? Why did this come about? George II started the custom of celebrating two birthdays when he didn’t want to parade on his November birthday during the cold winter weather. Would you like to have two birthdays? Why? Various responses indicating a positive or negative preference and backed up with appropriate reasoning.

The Queen celebrates her birthdays. Find and copy them here. The words describing the ways that The Queen celebrates her birthdays are ‘privately’ and ‘publicly’. What is a balcony? A balcony is a terrace that is high up with a good view.

The correct response is: sub-headings. Would you like to watch the Trooping the Colour parade? Give three reasons for your such as enjoying a party, wanting to share the celebration with other people and receiving presents, or not enjoying or wanting to take part in the above. The Queen’s Birthdays

Why Does the Queen Celebrate Two Birthdays? born in November and he felt that the weather would be too cold for his annual This tradition has continued ever since – no matter what month the King or

Earlier on in her reign, our Queen celebrated her official birthday on a Thursday, but it was later changed to the second celebrate at different times too, but mostly during the

Royal Facts Name: Born: Job: Queen Elizabeth II reigns as The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and many of the Commonwealth The Queen celebrates two birthdays every year; The Queen entered the record books as

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Birthday Traditions and Ceremonies the colourful Trooping the Colour parade from Buckingham Palace, down The Mall and finishing the balcony of Buckingham Palace to wave to the crowds that have gathered

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The Queen’s Birthdays Questions

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Why does The Queen celebrate two birthdays?

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The Queen’s Birthdays Answers Queen Elizabeth was born on 21st April, 1926. birthday? Queen Elizabeth II passed as longest reigning British monarch. Queen Victoria was Queen Elizabeth’s great-great grandmother. Why does The Queen celebrate two birthdays? The Queen celebrates two birthdays after George II thought it would be too cold in November to parade on his birthday, so he celebrated it as part of the spring Trooping the Colour parade. The tradition has continued ever since. I think The Queen’s birthday celebrations were changed from a Thursday to a Saturday so that more people could take part in the celebrations, as Thursday is a working day. The three main locations for the Trooping the Colour parade are Buckingham Palace, the Mall and Parade. I think it may be expensive to celebrate two birthdays if you have to hold two parties – especially if you have party bags for everyone! I think The Queen continued with the parade because even though she must have been frightened by the gunshots, she wasn’t hurt and if she had stopped the parade, then a lot of people who had come out to see it would have been disappointed. Various responses which could include appropriate activities for a senior citizen, like a picnic, a riverboat trip, a visit to the seaside, a day in the countryside, etc. The Queen’s Birthdays

Why Does the Queen Celebrate Two Birthdays? born in November and he felt that the weather would be too cold for his annual This tradition has continued ever since – no matter what month the king or

Earlier on in her reign, The Queen celebrated her official birthday on a Thursday, but it was later changed to the second celebrate on different days; in Canada it is held on the on the first Monday in June and in most territories in

Royal Facts Name: Born: Job: Queen Elizabeth II reigns as The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and many of the Commonwealth Queen entered the record books after

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Birthday Traditions and Ceremonies the colourful Trooping the Colour parade from Buckingham Palace, down The Mall and finishing to the balcony of Buckingham Palace to wave to the crowds that have A Special Birthday

Trooping the Colour; a carriage procession of the Royal Parade; a balcony appearance of members of the Royal

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The Queen’s Birthdays Questions

What date was Queen Elizabeth born and what are her middle names?

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What is the purpose of the glossary?

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The Queen’s Birthdays Answers What date was Queen Elizabeth born and what are her middle names? Queen Elizabeth was born on 21st April, 1926. Her middle names are Alexandra and Mary. monarch, how long had she reigned? Queen Elizabeth had reigned for over 63 years, seven months and two days (or 23 226 days, 16 hours and 18 minutes). choose? Great Britain celebrates The Queen’s birthday on the second Saturday in June; Canada Monday in June and most of Australia celebrates on the second Monday in June. take place. There are 21 at Windsor Great Park (the standard number for a royal anniversary), 41 in Hyde Park and (because they are royal parks) and 62 at the Tower of (an additional 21 because the tower is a royal palace and also for the City of London). First, the parade starts at Buckingham Palace, then it moves down The Mall before ending at . Finally, The Queen waves to the crowds from the balcony at Buckingham Palace. (Or any other appropriate conjunctions in the recount of the order of events.) Thanksgiving, Trooping the Colour, the royal balcony appearance or the Patron’s Lunch street party. What is the purpose of the glossary? The glossary gives further explanation to facts mentioned in the text. needed? A paragraph is used to group together sentences that deal with one idea. When the writer changes ideas, location, speakers or time, a new paragraph is needed. I think The Queen continued with the parade because even though she must have been frightened by the gunshots, she wasn’t hurt and if she had stopped the parade, then a

The Queen’s Birthdays lot of people who had come out to see it would have been disappointed. I think The Queen should celebrate two birthdays because she is monarch of our country and has an important public role. Her private birthday gives her chance to be with her family like we would, and her public birthday gives other people chance to celebrate with her in a more organised and spectacular way. Or I do not think The Queen should celebrate two birthdays because we only have one birthday so there is no reason why she should have two. Extension Activity

Various responses which could include appropriate activities for a senior citizen, like a picnic, a riverboat trip, a visit to the seaside, a day in the countryside, etc.

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Bar Chart to show how long each Monarch of the House of Windsor has reigned

The Royal Family Duke 1* Addition, subtraction & multiplication word Problems

1. On he Qeen obe there are 9 rows of 14 jewels. How many jewels are on the robe?

2. People at the Royal Wedding are sitting in 15 rows with 40 people in each row. How many people are at the wedding?

3. There are 30 rooms in Buckingham Palace. Each room has 18 paintings hanging on the walls. How many paintings are there altogether?

4. Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 2 years less than 7 decades. For how long has she been Queen? (A decade = 10 years)

5. The Queen has had a total of 30 corgi dogs over the years. How many dog legs is that?

Answers: 1. 126 2. 600 3. 540 4. 68 years 5. 120

The Royal Family Prince 2** Addition, subtraction & multiplication word Problems

1. On he Qeen obe hee are 25 rows of 14 jewels. How many jewels are on the robe?

2. People at the Royal Wedding are sitting in 35 rows with 60 people in each row. How many people are at the wedding?

3. There are 42 rooms in Buckingham Palace. Each room has 18 paintings hanging on the walls. How many paintings are there altogether?

4. Queen Victoria was on the throne for 3 years more than 6 decades? Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 2 years less than 7 decades. How much longer has Queen Elizabeth been on the throne than Queen Victoria? (A decade = 10 years)

5. The Queen has had a total of 30 corgi dogs and 26 horses over the years. How many legs is that altogether?

Answers: 1. 350 2. 2100 3. 756 4. 5 years 5. 224

The Royal Family Queen 3*** Addition, subtraction & multiplication word Problems

1. On the back of the Qeen obe hee are 25 rows of 14 jewels. On the front of the robe there are 18 rows of 14 jewels. How many jewels are on the robe in total?

2. At the Royal Wedding, people are sitting in 35 rows with 60 people in each row inside the chapel. Outside, there are 32 rows with 30 people in each row. How many people are at the wedding, both inside and outside?

3. There are 42 rooms in Buckingham Palace. Each room has 18 paintings and 6 statues. How many more paintings are there than statues?

4. Queen Victoria was on the throne for 3 years more than 6 decades? Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 2 years less than 7 decades. How much longer has Queen Elizabeth been on the throne than Queen Victoria?

5. The Queen has had a total of 30 corgi dogs, 17 cats and 26 horses over the years. How many legs is that altogether?

Answers: 1. 602 2. 3060 3. 504 4. 5 years 5. 292