英国王室简介及婚礼

TheBritishRoyalFamilyTheBritishroyalfamilyhasnorealpower,buthastheloftystatusDidyouknow?Constitutionalmonarchy君主立宪TroopingtheColorElizabethIIGeorgeVIPrincessMargaretPrincePhilipWindsor(royalfamily)WindsorCastleSandringhamHousePrinceCharlesPrincessDianaConstitutionalmonarchyTheGloriousRevolution光荣革命inBritaincreatedaconstitutionalmonarchywhichaimedatlimitingthearbitrary专断的actionsofthemonarchandincreasingthepowerofParliament.Constitutionalmonarchyisapoliticalsysteminwhichtheheadofstateisakingorqueenrulingtotheextent临时所有令权allowedbyaconstitution宪法.InBritain,theQueenistheheadofstate.Butshehasverylittlepowerandplaysnoactivepartinpolitics.Herroleislargelyceremonial.仪式WindsorCastleAnotherdistinctivebuildingisSaintGeorge‘sChapel,begunabout1474byKingEdwardIVandcompletedin1528byKingHenryVIII.Thechapel,withitsdetailedstonevaulting,isamasterpieceoflatePerpendiculararchitecture.ItistheburialplaceoftenBritishsovereigns.KingWilliamI(theConqueror),whocamefromNormandyandsuccessfullyseizedtheEnglishthrone,builtacastleatthepresentsiteabout1070.Butthecurrentcomplex—whichincludesparksandseveralchapels—wasconstructedmostlyduringthe19thcentury.英国是君主立宪制国家，英国皇室作为凝聚国家力量的象征发挥作用，并不具备实质性权力。国王是名义上的统治者，由世袭产生。首相是英国政府的最高领导人，通过民选产生，掌握最高行政权力。首相可就重大事项与国王磋商，但最终决定权由议会和首相做出。英国君主与其近亲的关系由其名号可知。王室成员虽然没有严格的法律或者正式的定义，并且不同的名单会有不同的成员，不过拥有国王/女王陛下(HM)或者王子/公主殿下头衔(HRH)的一般都被视为王室成员。英国王室是现存世界上最古老的王室，而每代君主的加冕仪式都严格奉行完全一样的传统，这使得英国王室的加冕典礼成为现存的、依然举行的最古老的仪式。

GeorgeVIGeorgeVIisthesecondsonofKingGeorgeV.In1923hemarriedLadyElizabethBowes-Lyon,andtheyhadtwodaughters:ElizabethAlexandraMary,laterQueenElizabethII,andMargaretRose.Georgesucceededtothethroneaftertheabdication退位ofhisolderbrother,EdwardVIII.Followinghiscoronation加冕礼in1937,KingGeorgeVI,accompaniedbythequeenconsort,beganaseriesofstategoodwillvisits,travelingtoFrance,CanadaandtheUnitedStates.Thesevisitswereinterrupted不中断byWorldWarII,duringwhichthekingvisitedmanyfronts前线inEurope.PrincessMargaretPrincessMargaret(1930-2002)istheyoungersisterofQueenElizabethII.Afterthedeathofherfather,KingGeorgeVI,in1952,sheassumed假装的,假定的variousceremonialduties,includingofficialtoursofCommonwealthterritories.In1960PrincessMargaretmarriedBritishphotographerAnthonyArmstrong-Jones,acommoner.Theyhadtwochildren.Thecoupledivorcedin1978aftertwoyears'legalseparation.PrincePhilipPrincePhilipwasbornonJune10,1921,ontheGreek希腊islandofCorfu.PhilipisthesonofPrinceAndrewofGreeceandagreat-great-grandsonofBritain‘sQueenVictoria维多利亚.PhilipmarriedthethenPrincessElizabethin1947,atwhichtimehewasnamedDukeofEdinburgh.In1957hewascreatedPrinceoftheUnitedKingdom.PrincePhilip,anactiveadvocate倡导者ofsports,science,andeducation,hasmademanygoodwilltripsthroughouttheworld,bothasrepresentativeof,andincompanywith,QueenElizabeth.PrinceCharlesCharles,Prince(1948-

),PrinceofWalesandheirapparent显然的tothethroneoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.InJuly1981hemarriedLadyDianaFrancesSpencer,adistantrelativeoftheroyalfamily.Theirfirstchild,PrinceWilliamArthurPhilipLouis,wasbornin1982.Theirsecondchild,PrinceHenryCharlesAlbertDavid,wasbornin1984.Afterhighlypublicizedmaritaldifficulties,CharlesandDianaseparatedin1992andwerelegallydivorcedin1996.PrincessDianaDiana,Princess(1961-1997),PrincessofWales.DianawasbornDianaFrancesSpencerinSandringham,Norfolk,England.andinDecember1992aseparationwasannounced.

OnFebruary24,1981,herengagement约会toPrinceCharles,theheirtotheBritishthrone,wasannounced.TheyweremarriedinSaintPaul’sCathedralinaninternationallytelevisedceremonyonJuly29,1981.

PrincessDianaBythelate1980sthestrainsinthemarriagehadbeenwidelypublicized,andinDecember1992aseparationwasannounced.ShewasthevicepresidentoftheBritishRedCrossandservedasamemberoftheInternationalRedCrossadvisoryboard.InAugust1996DianaandCharleswerelegallydivorced.AyearlaterDianawaskilledinanautomobileaccidentinParis,France.ElizabethIITheQueenhastwobirthdays.Oneisherrealbirthdaywhichshecelebrateswithherfamily.Theotherisherofficialbirthday,June14.TheQueen’sofficialbirthdayparadeElizabethII,fullnameElizabethAlexandraMary(1926-),queenofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(1952-),daughterofKingGeorgeVI,borninLondon.ElizabethIImarriedPrincePhilip,DukeofEdinburgh,in1947,andayearlatergavebirthtoason,Charles.In1950shegavebirthtoadaughter,Anne.Asecondson,Andrew,wasborntoElizabethin1960andathird,Edward,in1964.

RoyalWeddingPrinceWilliam&KateMiddletonStAndrewsisScotland'sfirstuniversityandthethirdoldestintheEnglish-speakingworld,foundedin1413.OversixcenturiesithasestablishedareputationasoneofEurope'sleadingandmostdistinctivecentersforteachingandresearch.PrinceWilliamHeistheeldersonof

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UniversityofStAndrews（圣安德鲁斯大学）,whereshemetPrinceWilliamin2001.September2001PrinceWilliamentertheStAndrewsuniversityinScotland,metKate.September2002PrinceWilliamandKatemovedtothestudentapartmentfromthedormitorynexttocampus.May2003Katefirstappearedinthepubliceye,themediaphotographedsheandWilliamappearedinafootballgametogether.March2004PaparazziphotographedthetwooftheminaSwissskiresortonvacation.Theydeclaredromancesthroughthreeminuteslongkiss.June2005PrinceWilliamandKategraduatefromuniversity,bothoftheirfamilyandtheytwoattendedthegraduateparty.December2006KateandparentswasinvitedtoattendWilliam'sgraduationceremonyinmilitaryschools,furtherdefinethegirlfriendstatus.April2007ThereefferentthatPrinceWilliamandKatebreakup,becauseoftheirsentimentturnlight.

16November2010Britain'sroyalannouncedthatprinceWilliamandKateMiddletonisscheduledtowedin2011.SentimentroadTherouteofthewedding

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