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There are lots of argues about the Queen in UK

nowadays. Who is she? Is she the main figure in the

state? Does she have real power? Is she leaded by

someone? Or she only has the role of embodiment of the

power, visible symbol and nice statuette? Yes, I want to

prove that she is beautiful and cheerful woman that has

an important role – to show everyone that her country is

leaded by Monarch, that she saves traditions and customs

and attendants important meetings. And also I want to

show that she has become an icon of the style and

fashion.

Contents:1) Biography• Early life• The new Queen• A popular traveler2) Power or symbol?3) Interesting facts4) Her own style5) People follow her6) Opinions7) Stand out in the crowd

Early life

Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, in London, England, the oldest child of the Duke of York and his wife, Elizabeth. Her father became King George VI of Great Britain and Ireland in 1936 when his older brother Edward VIII (1894–1972) gave up the throne. Along with her younger sister, Margaret, Elizabeth was educated at home by private tutors. She particularly liked history, languages, and music. She later took an interest in national affairs. As a teenager Elizabeth began to make her first public appearances. She married Philip Mountbatten in November 1947, and they had four children—Prince Charles (1948–), Princess Anne (1950–), Prince Andrew (1960–), and Prince Edward (1964–).

The new queen After Elizabeth became queen in 1952, she tried in her own way to make the British monarchy more modern and more sensitive to the public. She began hosting informal luncheons at Buckingham Palace (the London residence of the queen) to which a variety of people from fields such as industry, theater, and sports were invited. The attendees of her garden parties became increasingly diverse. She showed interest and skill in use of the broadcast media, notably in her annual Christmas television messages, in royally approved documentaries, and in television broadcasts of events such as Prince Charles's naming ceremony as Prince of Wales and royal weddings.

Perhaps the most popular of Elizabeth's attempts was the "walkabout," in which she met, shook hands, and chatted with ordinary people in the crowds that gathered around her. These strolls revealed her belief that "I have to be seen to be believed."

A popular traveler At least part of Elizabeth's popularity could be attributed to her worldwide travels. Her engaging and gracious attitude during these travels contributed to the warmth and enthusiasm of the receptions that greeted her. Between 1970 and 1985 she had an amazingly full schedule. She visited France in the spring of 1972, attended the Commonwealth Conference in Ottawa in 1973, and took part in the United States celebrations of the two-hundredth anniversary of American independence from England. She then headed north to Montreal to open the 1976 Summer Olympics. She also traveled some fifty-six thousand miles as part of her 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations, which marked her twenty-fifth year as queen. In 1979 she traveled to Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman.

In April 1982 Elizabeth made an important visit to Ottawa, Canada, where she proclaimed the New Canadian constitution, which cut the last legal links between the United Kingdom and Canada. In March 1984 she visited Jamaica, Grand Cayman Island, Mexico, California, and British Columbia, Canada. While in California, her first trip to the west coast of North America, she made some twenty public appearances, including a visit with Prince Philip to President Ronald Reagan's (1911–) Santa Barbara ranch and to Yosemite National Park. She went to North America again in 1984, visiting Canada for the fourteenth time and afterward the United States.

• «In tomorrow's world we must all

work together as hard as ever, if we're

truly to be United Nations»

(Elizabeth II)But where the queen works and what does she do every day? Does she influence on the main difficult questions which should be solved in the UK or she just a fashionable symbol of the state?

Power or symbol?

• «We are a moderate,

pragmatic people, more

comfortable with practice

than theory»

(Elizabeth II)

On one hand:Is it true?Does the queen do something herself using practice?

On the other hand:Does she need do it?She is a beautiful icon and it`s enough.The great 19th-century journalist and constitutional scholar Walter Bagehot said the monarch had the prerogative "to be consulted, to encourage and to warn“, not to deal with problems and think about decisions.

• «I cannot lead you into battle. I do not

give you laws or administer justice but I

can do something else - I can give my heart

and my devotion to these old islands and

to all the peoples of our brotherhood of

nations»

(Elizabeth II)

Some interesting facts……which can prove:• that Elizabeth II is easily carried away with different things• that she spends time on doing what she wants and what she is interested in• that she also has hobbies• that she does lots of formal things which makes people think that she has real power

1. The Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, introduced small, informal luncheon parties at Buckingham Palace to meet distinguished people from all professions, trades and vocations. The first was held on May 11, 1956, and the tradition continues to this day. There are usually six to eight guests and two members of the royal household in attendance.

2. Elizabeth is patron of more than 600 charities and organizations.

3. Elizabeth was the first British monarch to celebrate her diamond wedding anniversary.

4. The Queen has an extensive collection of jewelry, most of which are crown jewels, some inherited and some gifts, including the largest pink diamond in the world. Some of her well-known pieces include a brooch of diamonds forming a spray of wattle that was presented by the Australian government in 1954 and a necklace of large square-cut aquamarines and diamonds with earrings, given as a gift in her coronation year by the ambassador of Brazil, which Elizabeth wore on her French state visit in 200.

5. She has visited the sets of a number of popular British soap operas, including Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale.

6. She has four dogs, which live in the palace with the queen and sleep in special large baskets; they are driven in a limousine and they are dressed by designers. Every day Elizabeth II early in the morning walks with her pets.

7. Technically, the Queen still owns the sturgeons, whales and dolphins in the waters around the U.K. A statute from 1324, during the reign of King Edward II, states, "Also the King shall have ... whales and sturgeons taken in the sea or elsewhere within the realm." This statute is still valid today, and sturgeons, porpoises, whales and dolphins are recognized as "fishes royal": when they are captured within 3 miles (about 5 km) of U.K. shores or wash ashore, they may be claimed on behalf of the Crown. Generally, when brought into port, a sturgeon is sold in the usual way, and the purchaser, as a gesture of loyalty, requests the honor of its being accepted by Elizabeth.

8. She has given out approximately 90,000 Christmas puddings to staff, continuing the custom of King George V and King George VI. In addition, the Queen gives her entire staff gifts at Christmastime.

8. She has given out approximately 90,000 Christmas puddings to staff, continuing the custom of King George V and King George VI. In addition, the Queen gives her entire staff gifts at Christmastime.

«I have to be seen to be believed»

And she is believed because of her outward, visible and bright image.

"I think she looks very stylish and she's kind of created her own style. You can't really compare it with what's going on in fashion or with anyone else because what she wears suits her and does what it's supposed to do. She always looks like the Queen. We'd be very disappointed if she ever did anything different."

"I think she'll be bright and colorful - it's a quite formulaic approach because she needs bright colors so people can see her and hats have always got to have an upturned brim so her face is not hidden and obviously they must be secured so they don't blow off in the wind. Hems are always weighted so the skirts don't fly up and create a wardrobe malfunction.“

She is one of the most photographed women in the world!

How much has she influenced ordinary women's dress?

"To design a dress for the Queen means you are creating something for the world's most famous woman, who's seen by more people on a daily basis than anyone else. She also has an image in people's minds that you have to fulfil," says Stewart Parvin, who's been designing for the Queen since 2000.

Grazia magazine's style director, Paula Reed, thinks the Queen is, and always has been, stylish. "There was a moment, six or seven years ago, when suddenly the traditional British thing was cool, and at the Dolce & Gabbana show all the models were wearing below-the-knee tweed skirts, headscarves and big, boxy bags - and the inspiration was so literally, the Queen."

"She dresses for her age, which is appropriate, you could never say she's mutton dressed as lamb. She doesn't look uncomfortable, she's not a slave to fashion, and that's important. She supports British design, but she's not going to set the fashion world on fire. The most important thing to remember is - don't dress for anybody but yourself, and I think that's what she has in mind."

Opinions

The Telegraph's fashion expert Hilary Alexander agrees that "in her younger days" the Queen was in step with fashion and certainly had an influence on the fashions of the 50s and 60s, but that "latterly she's very much developed her own style".

"She's a businesswoman who dresses for her lifestyle. It's comfortable, elegant and appropriate."

"Anybody who is in the public eye, people follow them. I remember that around the time of the Silver Jubilee when the Queen would wear something on a tour, people would immediately snap it up if there was something similar in the shops. Manufacturers would phone me up and say 'you must do some more like that, they're wonderful sellers'."

Special or ordinary, official or casual, light or dark, but always stylish…

HATS

Milliner Freddie Fox spent 34 years designing the Queen's hats - including his most photographed creation, a hat with pink bells on that she wore for her Silver Jubilee.

Her hats have become something of a trademark, Fox says, and help her stand out in the crowd, but he agrees with Wayne Hemingway that "comfort is of prime importance in all of her clothing“.

She could be strong, great,

majestic, strong-willed and

reasonable but she always will be

only a queen of the style who can

just support UK outwardly.