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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II has been the Queen of our nation for 70 years. Which means for all of your lifetimes, for all of your parents' lifetimes, and for most of your grandparents' lifetimes too!
It also means this is a very special year: the Platinum Jubilee year. A jubilee celebration marks an anniversary of the Queen’s reign...
The Queen is, like, the longest serving monarch.
A monarch who stated her devotion to her country while still a princess, when she made this pledge on her 21st birthday.
I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service...
Just a few years later Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, aged 25, after the death of her father, King George VI.
During the last 70 years the Queen has devoted herself to her role as Head of State - taking part in national ceremonies; working with her Prime Ministers and governments; travelling around the globe meeting other world leaders.
In that time she’s also been a mother, and become a grandmother, and a great grandmother.
And our country has changed a lot in that time, too.
Elizabeth was crowned Queen during the Coronation of 1953. And people all around the -country were able to join in and watch it because of a recent invention: the television. In most streets, only one or two families had one, so everyone else crowded in to try and get a glimpse.
It was a special day full of excitement - but everyday life in 1953 could be very different.
Many families lived in crowded housing with poor facilities. And childhood didn’t last as long. Most children left school to start work when they were just 14 or 15. Many of the jobs available were in heavy industry, so the work was often hard, dirty, and exhausting.
If you were a girl, you'd also go out to work - but only until you got married. After that you’d most likely become a stay-at-home housewife - which wasn’t easy!
Things were changing fast, though.
In the 1950s and 60s Britain welcomed people from places all around the world, like Asia and the Caribbean. They moved to this country and made it their home, helping to make Britain a diverse, multi-ethnic, and multicultural nation.
And more and more women proved that they could have families and pursue careers. After all, even our hard working Queen balanced her duties to the country with bringing up a family!
By the time of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 the United Kingdom had become a very different country.
But perhaps the biggest changes to all our lives have come about through technology. New inventions have changed how we work, how we travel, and, most of all, how we communicate. At the time of the Queen’s coronation in 1953, a computer was a machine that filled a whole room and was operated by a team of people. Nobody then could have predicted that 70 years later, everyone would be carrying a powerful computer around in their pockets!
The Queen has made sure to keep up with these changes too; for example, with social media accounts for herself and the Royal Family.
In the last 70 years there has also been much discussion about the environment and concern regarding climate change. In 2021 it was the Queen who welcomed scientists and world leaders to the United Nations Climate Change Conference - or COP26 - held in the UK.
In the coming days, the world has the chance to join in the shared objective of creating a safer, stabler future for our people and for the planet on which we depend.
During the Queen's long reign the country has already celebrated three jubilees: The Silver Jubilee... The Golden Jubilee... The Diamond Jubilee...
Well, I think it’s very important we celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee because she’s inspirational to everybody. She’s very important to everybody and I think everyone loves her.
And this year, the Platinum Jubilee is an opportunity to think about just how much has changed in 70 years; but also how throughout all that change some things have remained the same.
And, of course, to celebrate our very special monarch - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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What's the greatest event, that is celebrated this year in the UK?
Is it the Queen's own Jubilee or the Queen's long reign the country Jubilee?
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Choose the correct answer to the questions:
1. The Queen's name is: a) Anna I b) Elizabeth II c) Elizabeth III
2. She has been the Queen of British nation for: a) 75 years b) 50 years c) 70 years
3. Elizabeth became Queen in: a) 1948 b) 1952 c) 1953
4. The Queen was born in a: a) poor family b) rich family c)monarch family
5. During the last 70 years HER MAGESTY has fulfilled the role of: a) Head of State b) Prime Minister c) Head of Government
6. The ceremony of the Queen's Coronation in 1953 were able to be watched by all the British people on: a) a computer b) a TV c) a mobile phone
7. All the British families lived at that time in: a) ancient palaces b) crowded houses with poor living conditions c) private houses with good facilities
8. Most children: a) were happy in their childhood b) were able to enter the university after graduating from the school c) had to leave school and start work at the age of 14-15
9. Britain has become to the 1950s - 60s the multicultural and diverse country due to: a) afro-American guests b) people from all over the world c) newcomers from Asia and the Caribbean
10. Since the time of the Queen's coronation in 1953: a) the UK has become a very different country b) the UK has become the most powerful country in the world c) the UK has become the most multy-ethnic country in the world
11. In the last 70 years there has also been much discussion about: a) the Pease and War questions b) the environment and concern regarding climate change c) the house building and social communication
12. In 2021 it was the Queen who welcomed: a) Eight States Summit - meeting b) scientists and world leaders to the United Nations Climate Change Conference - or COP26 - held in the UK
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