English Culture, Royal Family Tree - 英国皇室家族.docVIP

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II *HRH Prince Philip (Queen’s husband) Birth date 21st April 1926 Title: Duke of Edinburgh Queen since 6th February 1952 Birth date: 10th June 1921 HRH Princess Anne HRH Prince Andrew HRH Prince Edward Diana Spencer (1st wife of Prince Charles) Princess of Wales (“The People’s Princess”) Birth date 1st July 1961 Death date 31st August 1997 HRH Prince Charles (Prince of Wales) Heir to the throne of the UK Birth date: 14th November 1948 HRH Catherine “Kate” Middleton Duchess of Cambridge Birth date: 9th January 1982 Officially married to William HRH Prince William HRH Prince Harry Birth date: 21st June 1982 Birth date: 15th September 1984 Duke of Cambridge Prince of Wales *HRH: His Royal Highness, Her Royal Highness Interesting facts: What is the surname of the British Royal Family? It’s Windsor. The original surname was Saxe-Coburg-Ghota, but in 1917 King George V renounced to the German titles and decided to adopt the name of one of its Castles, which is in Windsor. This was an act of respect towards the anti-German feelings that were increasing after the beginning of World War I. Why isn’t the Queens’ husband a King? In the British monarchy, the husband of a female monarch (or the wife of a male monarch) does not have any special status. For example, Prince Philip was a prince from birth; he was the son of Prince Andrew of Greece. His titles were Prince of Greece and Denmark. When he ma