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| | Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom Writing @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research) |
 | | The Queen, or her Governors-General in the Realms outside the United Kingdom, also gives a speech at the annual State Opening of Parliament, outlining the government's legislative agenda for the year, but the speech is written by government ministers and reflects the view of the elected government. | | | The Queen also appoints ministers of the United Kingdom and all government is carried out legally in her name. | | | She became Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon upon the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952. |
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| | United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised on behalf of the Queen by the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers who head departments. | | | Parliament is the national legislature of the United Kingdom. | | | The United Kingdom, often referred to as "Britain", is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state composed through a political union of four constituent entities: the three constituent countries of England, Scotland and Wales (known as the Home Nations) on Great Britain, and the province of Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland. |
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| | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Information - TextSheet.com |
| | Besides being Queen of the United Kingdom, at her accession she was also proclaimed Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa (to 1961), Pakistan (to 1956), and Sri Lanka (to 1972). | | | In Canada, her official title is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. | | | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born April 21, 1926) is the Queen regnant and head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 15 other Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Jamaica (See "Other Titles" below). |
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| | Encyclopedia4U - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom - Encyclopedia Article |
| | In the United Kingdom, Her Majesty's official title is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. | | | Besides being Queen of the United Kingdom, at her accession she was also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa (to 1961), Pakistan (to 1956), and Sri Lanka (to 1972). | | | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor) (born April 21, 1926) is the Queen regnant and head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and 15 other Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand. |
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| | United Kingdom Heads |
| | Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Supreme Head on Earth of the Church of England and Ireland. | | | 1837-1901 Victoria, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith | | | As the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, she acted as Counsellor of State on various occasions until her youngest nephew, Prince Edward, turned 21. |
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| | United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised on behalf of the Queen by the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers who collectively make up Her Majesty's Government. | | | A United States CIA World Factbook Map of the United Kingdom | | | The United Kingdom is the union of the Kingdom of England (which includes the principality of Wales) with the Kingdom of Scotland and later the Kingdom of Ireland to form a single state. |
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| | United Kingdom |
| | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a Parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly elected members. | | | United Kingdom - United Kingdom Profile: People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Defense and Foreign Relations, U.S.-United Kingdom Relations | | | Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom - Anguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Channel... |
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| | MSN Encarta - United Kingdom |
| | He stated that the government was committed to taking the United Kingdom into the EMU, but would not enter in the first wave of January 1, 1999, but at a later date after further economic convergence with fellow European countries and after a referendum on the issue. | | | Following the August bombing of the town of Omagh in Northern Ireland, a series of tough new anti-terrorism laws were introduced to the United Kingdom. | | | In October President Jiang Zemin of China arrived in Britain on a state visit—the first to the United Kingdom by a Chinese leader. |
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
| | In the United Kingdom, her official title is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. | | | Her reign has seen ten different Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and numerous Prime Ministers in the other nations of which she is or was Head of State. | | | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom |
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| | United Kingdom (08/05) |
| | The United Kingdom is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is one of NATO's major European maritime, air, and land powers; it ranks third among NATO countries in total defense expenditure. | | | The United Kingdom is one of the United States' closest allies, and British foreign policy emphasizes close coordination with the United States. | | | Ireland, with the exception of six northern counties, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1921. |
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| | Victoria of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Victoria's first official style as monarch was "Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith." The phrase "Empress of India" was added in 1876. | | | Immediately before the entry of the United Kingdom, rumours that the Queen and Prince Albert preferred the Russian side diminished the popularity of the royal couple. | | | As of 2004, the European monarchs and former monarchs descended from Victoria are: the Queen of the United Kingdom, the King of Norway, the |
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| | History of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | While enormous sums were raised by private individuals and charities (American Indians sent supplies, while Queen Victoria personally gave the present-day equivalent €70,000) British government inaction (or at least inadequate action) caused the problem to become a catastrophe. | | | One example is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, who is referred to as being "the Second" even though there never was an Elizabeth I of Scotland or Great Britain. | | | Thus the United Kingdom is said to have a unitary state with a devolved system of government. |
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| | United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised on behalf of the Queen by the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers who collectively make up Her Majesty's Government. | | | A United States CIA World Factbook Map of the United Kingdom | | | The constitution of the United Kingdom is un-codified and partially unwritten, which means that no single document regulates how the government works, and unwritten constitutional conventions are used extensively. |
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| | United Kingdom - encyclopedia article about United Kingdom. |
| | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised on behalf of the Queen by the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers who head departments. | | | Their host, the Duke of Dorset, in whose splendid library they were assembled, was, if not the premier duke of the United Kingdom, at least one of those whose many hereditary offices and ancient family entitled him to a foremost place in the aristocracy of the world. | | | A United States CIA World Factbook Map of the United Kingdom |
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| | Middle East Open Encyclopedia: United Kingdom |
| | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised on behalf of the Queen by the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers who head departments. | | | At the April 2001 UK Census, the United Kingdom's population was 58,789,194, the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the twenty-first largest in the world. | | | The Flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Flag (commonly known as the "Union Jack"), and is one of the most recognisable and well-known national flags in the world. |
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| | Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Upon Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, a new set of gold armills was produced and presented on the behalf of various Commonwealth governments, namely: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Southern Rhodesia. | | | Queen Elizabeth II opted to use a stylised representation of this crown in images of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. | | | Its jewels are in the shapes of the floral symbols of the United Kingdom: the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, and the shamrock for Ireland. |
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| | Foreign relations of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | 1983– dispute with the United States over its invasion of the Commonwealth island of Grenada, of which Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is Queen | | | The United Kingdom is a close military and political ally of the United States. | | | The United Kingdom serves as a gateway country for much of the Latin American cocaine entering the European market, as a producer and major consumer of synthetic drugs, and synthetic pre-cursor chemicals, a major consumer of Southwest Asian heroin, and as a significant money-laundering centre. |
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| | George VI of the United Kingdom |
| | Generally known within his family as "Bertie" and to the public before becoming king as Prince Albert, he was the second son of the then- Duke of York (later George V of the United Kingdom), and his duchess, later Queen Mary. | | | His Coronation at Westminster Abbey occurred on May 12, 1937 and upon taking the throne, he chose the name "George VI", partly to comply with Queen Victoria's wish that no king of England have the name "Albert" and partly to restore confidence in the monarchy by using the same name as his father. | | | ) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952), was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of other commonwealth realms from 1936 to 1952. |
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| | United Kingdom/Dependent territories - definition of United Kingdom/Dependent territories in Encyclopedia |
| | Queen Elizabeth II is head of state in the overseas territories in her role as Queen of the United Kingdom, not in right of each territory. | | | Overseas territories should be distinguished from crown dependencies (the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, which have a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom), and protectorates (which were not formally under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom). | | | A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). |
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| | United Kingdom - Simple English Wikipedia |
| | The person who chooses for the people in the United Kingdom is the Prime Minister, who is in charge of the government. | | | The people of the United Kingdom vote for a Member of Parliament to speak for them and make laws for them. | | | The people in the House of Lords are not chosen by all of the people of the United Kingdom. |
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| | United Kingdom History |
| | By the time of Queen Victoria's death in 1901 other nations including the United States and Germany had developed their own industries; the United Kingdom's comparative economic advantage had lessened and the ambitions of its rivals had grown. | | | Today, 16 independent Commonwealth countries, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, Papua New Guinea and others, remain as realms of the Crown sharing Queen Elizabeth II as sovereign, where she is represented by a Governor General in each one, except the United Kingdom. | | | By the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 the United Kingdom was the foremost European power and its navy ruled the seas. |
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| | Antimicrobial Abstract Index for 26th ECFC, Belfast |
| | School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom; Adult Regional Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom | | | Goldsmith School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom, Adult Regional Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom; Microbiology Department, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom | | | Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom; Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Regional Pediatric CF Unit, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom; Regional Adult CF Unit, 4 Seacroft Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Royal Insight > January 2005 > Mailbox > Page 2 |
| | The plant badges of the United Kingdom - rose, thistle and shamrock - are often displayed beneath the shield. | | | In the design the shield shows the various royal emblems of different parts of the United Kingdom: the three lions of England in the first and fourth quarters, the lion of Scotland in the second and the harp of Ireland in the third. | | | The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom has evolved over many years and reflects the history of the Monarchy and of the country. |
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| | Somewhere in Tyme - Learning Center Royal Coats of Arms Page |
| | The plant badges of the United Kingdom - rose, thistle and shamrock - are often displayed beneath the shield. | | | In the design the shield shows the various royal emblems of different parts of the United Kingdom: the three lions of England in the first and fourth quarters, the lion of Scotland in the second and the harp of Ireland in the third. | | | In respect of the United Kingdom, the royal arms are borne only by the Sovereign. |
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| | United Kingdom |
| | The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a Parliament that has two houses: the House of Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers, and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons, which has 651 popularly elected members. | | | Economic performance in France, Germany and the United Kingdom: 1997-2002. | | | United Kingdom - United Kingdom Profile: People, History, Government, Political Conditions, Economy, Defense and Foreign Relations, U.S.-United Kingdom Relations |
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| | Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Upon Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, a new set of gold armills was produced and presented on the behalf of various Commonwealth governments, namely: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Southern Rhodesia. | | | Queen Elizabeth II opted to use a stylised representation of this crown in images of the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom. | | | Its jewels are in the shapes of the floral symbols of the United Kingdom: the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, and the shamrock for Ireland. |
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| | United Kingdom - History of the Flag |
| | During the reign of Queen Victoria, the Royal Standard was considered to be the Standard of the United Kingdom, and not the Standard of the Sovereign. | | | The flag became 'the ensign armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain' as one of the provisions of the Act of Union in 1707, when the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united. | | | Instead the standard became, by persuasion, the sovereign's personal standard, even though the Act creating it describes it as, "the standard of the said United Kingdom", not "the standard of His Majesty, King of the United Kingdom". |
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| | United Kingdom - History of the Flag |
| | During the reign of Queen Victoria, the Royal Standard was considered to be the Standard of the United Kingdom, and not the Standard of the Sovereign. | | | The flag became 'the ensign armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain' as one of the provisions of the Act of Union in 1707, when the kingdoms of England and Scotland were united. | | | Instead the standard became, by persuasion, the sovereign's personal standard, even though the Act creating it describes it as, "the standard of the said United Kingdom", not "the standard of His Majesty, King of the United Kingdom". |
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