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The Royal FamilyThe British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in his or her role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with official national terms for the family“The family conference”The Royal FamilymemberPrince William Prince HarryPrince CharlesQueen ElizabethⅡThe Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh(爱丁堡公爵)Princess AnnePrince AndrewPrince EdwardQueen Elizabeth IIbeing Crowned in 1952 one of the longest-reigning monarchs in British historywidely respected for the way in which she performs her dutiesMarried in 1947Prince William2. British Parliament英国议会the center of the political system in the UKthe supreme legislative body(最高的立法机关)The Government is drawn from and answerable（有责任的） to it Legislative body：ParliamentHouse of LordsHouse of Commonsthe monarchThe Upper House（上议院）The Lower House（下议院）Westminster Palace: the House of Parliament英国议会是英国和英国海外领土的最高立法机关。英国议会的首领为英国君主；它还包括上议院（The House of Lords）和下议院（The House of Commons）。上议院议员分为两种：上议院神职议员（Lords Spiritual）即英国国教（Church of England）中的高级神职人员上议院世俗议员（Lords Temporal）即贵族成员。上议院议员大部分是以指派方式产生。下议院则恰恰相反，是由民主选举产生。上议院和下议院位於大伦敦威斯敏斯特市威斯敏斯特宫（Palace of Westminster，即议会大厦，Houses of Parliament）不同的房间内。The House of LordsMembers of the House of LordsLord Chancellor（御前大臣 ）Two Archbishops of the Church of England The Lords Spiritual (神职贵族)24 bishopsover 1,000 non-elected members世袭贵族Hereditary peersThe Lords Temporal(世俗贵族)Life peers终身贵族Duke (公爵)Marquis (侯爵)Earl (伯爵)Viscount (子爵)Baron (男爵)The hereditary peersThe life peersa reward for public serviceFunctions of the House of Lordsto examine and revise(修订) bills from the House of Commons as the supreme court of justice and the highest court of appeal for both criminal and civil cases from the lower courtsWeakening of the Function of the House of LordsParliament Act of 1911The House of