The Royal FamilyThe Royal Family is followed closely by most of the world--how many times have you read a fluff headline about what Kate Middleton was wearing? Did you watch the Royal Wedding? Although no longer as rife with scandals as they once were, the Royal Family is still constantly under public scrutiny.
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Queen Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth II became Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth on 6th February 1952. She is head of the British Royal Family, has 4 children, 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchilden, and is 90 years, 9 months, and 24 days old. She is the 32nd great-granddaughter of King Alfred the Great who was the first effective King of England 871-899.
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Windsor Family ReachElizabeth II is Queen of: United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, where she is represented by Governors-General. The sixteen countries of which she is Queen are known as Commonwealth Realms, and their combined population is 140 million.
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Residencies
Buckingham Palace
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Clarence House
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Kensington Palace
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