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April 29, 2011
WHAT
ROYAL WEDDING
April
29
will be a big
day
in Great Britain.
29
Prince William will be married !
!
He will marry Catherine (Kate) Middleton.
The world will be watching the wedding.
http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/
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Prince William
is
part of Britain’s
The head of the royal
Britain’s queen
William’s
father
One
day,
family
is Elizabeth II. The queen
is
royal
family.
is the queen.
is
William’s grandmother.
Prince Charles. Charles is the queen’s
William may become
son.
the king of Britain.
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A royal
wedding in the United Kingdom is
The British
people
The wedding couple’s picture
love the royal
is
on
very special.
family.
thousands of souvenirs.
1,000s
Crowds will line
Millions
of
London’s
streets
on the wedding
people will watch the wedding on
day.
TV. *
1,000,000s
* Over one billion people watched the 1981 wedding of William’s parents
(Prince Charles and Princess Diana).
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William
asked
Kate to marry
him in October
2010.
2010
The couple
William
gave
Britain
loved
were
on
holiday in
Kate
William’s
The Princess died
in
a
his
Kenya.
mother’s
ring.
mother, Princess Diana.
car
accident in
1997.
1997
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The wedding will begin at 11:00
a.m.
11:00
The wedding will be in Westminster Abbey.
The Abbey
is
in
London,
Kate will ride
near the Parliament Building.
to the Abbey in
She will be wearing a beautiful
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a
car.
bridal
gown.
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Kate will have
four bridesmaids.
4
Kate’s
William’s
About
sister
will be the maid of honor.
brother, Prince
1,900
Harry,
will be the best man.
visitors will be at the wedding. *
1,900
Crowds in
London will watch the wedding on
big
* Guests will include: family and friends; government, religious
and military leaders and foreign royal families.
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TVs.
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After the wedding, the couple will ride
They will ride in a royal
coach
to Buckingham Palace.
pulled by four
horses.
4
The coach
is
109
years old.
109
The coach
If it
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is
rains,
open, so the crowds can see the couple.
they will ride in a glass - covered coach.
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No one knows
where
William
and
Kate will honeymoon.
+
The royal
William
couple will live
in
Wales.
is a Royal Air Force pilot at an airbase in
The couple has asked
people not to buy them
Congratulations, Prince William
Wales.
gifts. *
and Kate Middleton !
+
!
* Instead, they ask people to donate to one of their 26 selected charities.
www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/blog/2011/March/16/Royal-Wedding-Charitable-Gift-Fund
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British Royalty
This is the “family tree” of the British Royal Family. *
Queen Elizabeth II
(1926)
Prince
Charles (1948)
Princess
Anne (1950)
Prince
William (1982)
Prince
Philip (1921)
Prince
Andrew (1960)
Prince
Edward (1964)
Prince
Harry (1984)
* Some royals have been left out for clarity and lack of space.
http://www.britroyals.com/windsor.htm
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people
news
in the
WHO
PRINCE WILLIAM (1982 -)
William’s parents
are
Prince Charles
and Princess Diana.
+
His grandmother is
Prince William
is
28.
He
Queen Elizabeth II.
is
second in
2nd
28
He
line to be king.
has a younger brother. Prince
Harry
is
26.
26
William
and
Kate
+
met
in
2001 at university.
2001
http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceWilliam/PrinceWilliam.aspx
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people
William
in the
joined the British army and
news
later
joined the air force.
+
He
became a rescue
pilot
with the Royal Air Force.
William raises money for many
charities.
polo,
water polo,
William also enjoys:
football
and rugby.
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people
WHO
in the
news
CATHERINE (KATE)
MIDDLETON (1982 -)
Kate Middleton, 29,
is
from
Berkshire, Great Britain.
29
Kate
is the oldest of three children.
3
She
studied art history at university.
As a royal,
Someday,
Kate will work
she
may
become
hard for Britain.
Britain’s queen. *
* She would become queen if William becomes the king.
http://www.biography.com/articles/kate-middleton-542648
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places
in the
news
WHERE
LONDON, ENGLAND
London
is the capital of England
and the United Kingdom.
+
The Romans
Today,
over
founded the city.
seven million
people
live
in
London.
7,000,000
London
is
in south - eastern England.
The River Thames runs
through the city.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
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places
London
People
is
in the
a
news
great
city.
ride “the Tube,” London’s underground trains.
They can see the city
on a famous double - decker bus.
Trafalgar Square,
the London Eye,
Tourists
visit:
Big Ben
and much more.
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places
in the
news
WHERE
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Westminster Abbey is
Kings
and
in
London’s
queens have been crowned
West
there
End.
since
+
1066. *
1066
Many of Britain’s
heroes are buried in Westminster Abbey.
Winston Churchill
(goverment leader),
The heroes
include:
Sir Isaac Newton
(scientist)
and Charles Dickens
(author).
* These coronation ceremonies mark the beginning of a king’s or queen’s reign.
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/home
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places
Many
The first
royal
royal
in the
news
couples were married in Westminster Abbey.
wedding in Westminster Abbey was in
1100.
1100
Fourteen royal
weddings followed.
14
The last
royal
wedding in Westminster Abbey was in
1986.
1986
Visitors can tour Westminster Abbey and
go to
church services.
+
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recipe page
Wedding
Cake
Dessert
Serves 12
NEED
12 white frosted
cupcakes
decorative gels
sprinkles
24 edible flower toppers
12 chocolate buttons
12 small plates
1. Put one cupcake on each plate.
2. Decorate with gels.
3. Decorate with sprinkles.
4. Put two flower toppers on each cake.
5. Top each cake with one chocolate button.
6. Eat.
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joke page
Knock, Knock.
Who’s there ?
Abbey.
Abbey who ?
“Abbey,
“A,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G...”
C
D
E
F
G
B”
AB
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game page
Circle the pictures about ROYAL WEDDING.
princess
royal
hair cut
best man
family
fishing hat
prince
holiday/
honeymoon
marry
queen
couple
Harry Potter
cookie cutter
Prince William
souvenirs
wedding
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review page
1. WHAT is this paper about ?
Royal
Wedding
Easter
Egg Roll
London
Marathon
2. WHO will be getting married ?
Orlando
Bloom
Kate Winslet
Prince William
king
prime minister
firefighter
Temple of
Heaven
Westminster
Abbey
Taj Mahal
actor
pilot
police man
Berlin Wall
Pyramid
London Eye
3. WHAT could William be someday ?
4. WHERE will the wedding be ?
5. WHAT is William ?
6. WHAT do tourists visit in London ?
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puzzle page
DOWN
ACROSS
3
prince
1
bridesmaids
4
coach
2
wedding
7
queen
5
couple
8
royal
6
marry
9
England
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sudoku page
Fill in the grid using the pictures below so that every row, every column and every large
box contains the following four items:
.
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think page
1. WHY
is
this
wedding important to Britain ?
?
2. WOULD
you
like to be a king
or
queen ?
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like to see
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?
?
or
3. WHAT would you
Why ?
London ?
Why ?
?
?
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words page
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prince
marry
wedding
royal
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