Hi everybody! In this video, we will practise
the pronunciation of the names of the members
of the British royal family.
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Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning monarch
of the UK. The name “Queen Elizabeth II”
is usually written with the number two in
roman numerals, but pronounced “Queen Elizabeth
the second”.
The verb “to reign” (spelled r-e-i-g-n)
means to be the current king or queen. The
word “monarch” can refer to a king or
queen. So, you could say, “the current queen
of the UK is Queen Elizabeth II” or “the
current monarch of the UK is Queen Elizabeth
II”.
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband is Prince Philip.
His official title is: “The Duke of Edinburgh.”
They have four children: Prince Charles, The
Prince of Wales; Princess Anne, The Princess
Royal; Prince Andrew, The Duke of York; and
Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex.
Prince Charles was first married to Lady Diana
Spencer and they had two sons: Prince William
and Prince Harry. Prince Charles is now married
to Camilla Parker Bowles.
Prince William now has the official title
“The Duke of Cambridge”. He is married
to Catherine Middleton. They have two children:
Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
The main London residence of the Queen is
called “Buckingham Palace”. It is located
in the area of London known as “the City
of Westminster”. It was originally built
in the year 1703 and was enlarged in the nineteenth
century. It is open to the public and it is
worth visiting if you ever come to London!
Great, try listening again to this video and
repeating the words after me to practice the
British English pronunciation.
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