https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4 Giorgia Marta en-us 2018-02-02 14:30:31 UTC 2025-12-23 23:39:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png 17g_marta_giorgia https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228128609 When she was 10 years old, her grandfather king George V died. The herd was her uncle, Edward VIII, but 10 months after his kingdom he abdicated. So George VI, father of Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, became king. This year, 1936, is known as Year of 3 Kings.]]> 2018-02-05 14:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228128609 17g_marta_giorgia https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228134770 Nowadays, the royal family surname is Windsor. During the First World War, their surname was Saxe-Coburth-Gotha: it had German origins because Queen Victoria was married a German and they changed in Windsor because the UK were against Germany]]> 2018-02-05 14:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228134770 17g_marta_giorgia https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228143522 She was born on 21 April 1926. She had a very happy childhood and she loved animals, like horses and dogs. She had private studies with her sister Margaret (1930). When she was 6 years old, she received a “ little” house for her birthday.

]]> 2018-02-05 15:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228143522 17g_marta_giorgia https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228160217 She married Prince Philip of Greece in 1947 and they had 4 children. When in 1952 her father George VI died she became the Queen of UK, heads of Commonwealth. Her reign is the most amazing and longest of the UK history: in 2017 she celebrated the Supphire Jubilee.]]> 2018-02-05 15:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228160217 17g_marta_giorgia https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228180580 In those years, she travelled a lot. In 2010 she went to Wales as the symbol of the country on legs. In facts, her motto is “I have to be seen to be believed”. She also went to USA and to Abu Dhabi, the Arabs are inspired by the UK.]]> 2018-02-05 15:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228180580 17g_marta_giorgia https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228187276 The UK are a parlamentar monarch. They have a prime minister, who visits the queen once a week and they talk about problems. The queen can be consulted, she can advise but she can’t warn. Two of the most known prime ministers are Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, called the Iron Lady ]]> 2018-02-05 16:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/17g_marta_giorgia/ctkyhfpr10p4/wish/228187276