Friday 8 April 2016

The most important members of the family

Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (born 21 April 1926) is, and has been since her accession in 1952, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and Head of the Commonwealth. She is also Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession. Elizabeth was born in London. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with whom she has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward.

Charles, Duke of Wales
Charles Philip Arthur George (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. Charles was born at Bunkingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two sons: Prince William (born 1982) later to become Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry (born 1984), In 1996, the couple divorced, following well-publicised extra-marital affairs. Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year. In 2005, Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, who uses the title Duchess of Cornwall.

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
William Arthur Philip Louis (born 21 June 1982) is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. He is the second in line to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, after his father. William married Catherine Middleton, on 29 Aprill 2011 at Westminster Abbey. Hours prior to the event, he was created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Stratheam, and Baron Carrickfergus. Their first child, Prince George of Cambridge, was born on 22 July 2013, and their second, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, was born on 2 May 2015.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge 
Born 9 January 1982, known as Kate Middleton before her marriage, is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Following his father Charles, Prince of Wales, William is the second in line to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms.

Prince Henry of Wales
Henry Charles Albert David (born 15 September 1984), commonly known as Prince Harry, is the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales. At the time of his birth, he was the third in the line of successsion to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, but is currently the fifth in line after his father, his older brother William, Duke of Cambridge, and William's children, George and Charlotte.

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