Questions and Answers about
Queen Elizabeth II
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After Queen Elizabeth II of Britain died in September 2022, who took the crown as the longest-serving monarch in Europe?
Answer: After Queen Elizabeth II’s passing, Queen Margrethe II became the longest-serving monarch in Europe and announced her abdication on Dec. 31, 2023.
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in TVWho is the first royal to win a public vote at the Bafta TV Awards?
Answer: The Queen’s Paddington Bear skit won the Most Memorable Moment Award at the Bafta TV Awards on May 14, 2023. The skit was created as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations and featured the Queen and Paddington Bear having a dance-off. It marked the first time a royal won the public vote at…
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in PlacesWho’s replacing Queen Elizabeth II on Australia’s $5 bill?
Answer: Instead of King Charles III’s portrait on the A$5 banknote, Australia will replace Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait with a design honoring Indigenous culture in Australia (AKA the First Australians). After consulting with the federal government. the Reserve Bank of Australia announced the change on Feb. 2, 2023. Indigenous groups will be involved in designing…
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in PoliticsWhere did Queen Elizabeth II appoint Liz Truss as Prime Minister?
Answer: For the first time in her 70-year reign as queen, Elizabeth II appointed a new prime minister away from Buckingham Palace. Liz Truss became the UK’s Prime Minister in Balmoral Castle, Scotland, on Sept. 6, 2022, where the queen, who suffered from mobility issues during her final days, was taking her summer break
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in booksWho is Queen Elizabeth II having tea with in this picture?
Answer: On June 4, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II appeared in a pre-recorded comic sketch with Paddington Bear ahead of a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace – marking her platinum Jubilee as a queen. Paddington Bear first appeared in October 1958 in the children’s book A Bear Called Paddington and has been featured in over twenty…
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in PlacesWhich London monument has been officially known as the Elizabeth Tower?
Answer: The Big Ben clock tower in London has been officially known as the Elizabeth Tower since 2012, when it was renamed in honor of the queen’s diamond jubilee. A 5-year silencing of the Big Ben bells for renovation, which started in August 2017, finally ended in summer 2022, according to a New York Times…
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Who is currently fourth in line to the British throne?
Answer: The Great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, Princess Charlotte, is currently fourth in line to the British throne, behind her grandfather Charles, father William, and elder brother George. Prince William and his wife Kate published three photos of Charlotte, the Royal couple’s daughter, taken by Kate in Norfolk, eastern England, one day before Charlotte turned 7, on…
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in CultureWhat does the R stand for in Elizabeth R?
Answer: In her annual Commonwealth Day message on March 14, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II restated that she will be forever “devoted” to her public work, signing her letter “Elizabeth R.” The royal signature (sign-manual) consists of the sovereign’s regnal name (without number), followed by the letter R for Rex (king) or Regina (queen). Accordingly, the sign-manual…
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What’s connecting the British Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Margrethe of Denmark, and Spain’s King Felipe VI?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II, 95, tested positive for COVID-19 on Feb. 20, 2022, and experienced mild, cold-like symptoms. Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 82, and Spain’s King Felipe VI, 54, tested positive earlier in February and had mild symptoms. Additionally, the queen’s eldest son Prince Charles, 73, and her 74-year-old daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, contracted…
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in PoliticsIn remarks delivered as the UK marked the 70th anniversary of her rule, Queen Elizabeth II expressed a “sincere wish” that when Prince Charles takes the reign, his wife, Camilla, should be known as what?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II expressed a “sincere wish” on Feb. 6, 2022, that when the time comes for her son to succeed, Prince Charles’ wife, Camilla, should be known as Queen Consort.
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in HistoryWhich British monarch reigned the longest?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II will become, on Feb. 6, 2022, the first British monarch to reign for seven decades. Festivities marking the anniversary will peek in a four-day weekend beginning on Thursday, June 2, with the annual military parade that marks the queen’s 70th coronation anniversary, also known as her “official birthday.” The queen will…
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in PoliticsWhy did Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II miss the 2021 Remembrance Day Service?
Answer: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II missed the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph War Memorial in central London on Nov. 14, 2021, due to a sprained back. The 95-year-old monarch has been absent from public life since Oct. 21, 2021, after she was ordered to rest following a night in hospital._x000D_
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How many great-grandchildren does Queen Elizabeth II have?
Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has 12 great-grandchildren.
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in PoliticsDuring her 69 years on the British throne, which American president did Queen Elizabeth II NOT meet?
During her 69 years on the British throne, the longest reign of any English monarch, there have been 14 U.S. presidents, of which Queen Elizabeth II has met all, except for Lyndon Johnson._x000D_
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Who’s Australia’s Head of State?
According to Australia’s constitution, Britain’s monarch acts as its head of state. Get the FAQts!
