QUEEN ELIZABETH II

This post has been written by Manuel Marcos Otero - 3ºA, school year 2016/17

Does anybody know anything about this "young" lady? Sure, this is Elizabeth II, Queen of England.

First of all, she is the longest reigning monarch in British history. She is also the oldest monarch to have celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, that is, she has been 60 years on the throne. It was celebrated in 2012. During that year, she travelled across the UK and visited England, Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland. She gave a concert at Buckingham Palace and there was a river pageant on the River Thames.

She is considered a warm and a nice monarch and she has been a good friend of many world leaders, such as Nelson Mandela or George Bush, for example.

Nowadays, the Queen continues to carry out a full programme of events.

Apart from her Royal duties, she has other interests and hobbies, such as photography or animals. She is a dog lover - she has even created a new dog breed - "the dorgi".

She is very fond of horses too. She loves going to races and some of her horses have won at Ascot.

In short, she has been an important figure: form a young girl who did not expect to become a queen to an iconinc figure who has ruled for more than 60 years. 

Thanks Manuel for your nice post. Good job!!