a. Today Kensington Palace accommodates the offices and private apartments of a number of members of the Royal Family. Although managed by Historic Royal Palaces, the Palace is furnished with items from the Royal Collection.addition to the official current and former Royal residences of the Queen and her predecessors, numerous buildings throughout the United Kingdom have some kind of Royal connection. Many of these can be visited today and include Osborne House, the beloved home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the Isle of Wight, now under the management of English Heritage, and the Brighton Pavilion, former residence of George IV when he was Prince Regent .
Conclusion
reigning monarch is not only the head of State, but also a symbol of the unity of the nation. The British Sovereign can be seen as having two roles: Head of State, and «Head of the Nation». The British Sovereign no longer has a political or executive role, she continues to play an important part in the life of the nation. As Head of State the Queen has to remain strictly neutral with respect to political matters, unable to vote or stand for election. But the Queen has important ceremonial and formal roles in relation to the Government of the UK.Head of State, the Monarch undertakes constitutional and representational duties which have developed over one thousand years of history. In addition to these State duties, The Monarch has a less formal role as «Head of Nation». The Sovereign acts as a focus for national identity, unity and pride; gives a sense of stability and continuity; officially recognizes success and excellence; and supports the ideal of voluntary service.Queen has formal roles with relation to the devolved assemblies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The role of the Sovereign in the enactment of legislation is today purely formal.Queen is supported in her official duties by other working members of the Royal Family who carry out a wide range of public engagements.international affairs the Queen, as head of state, has the power to declare war and make peace, direct the actions of the military, to recognize foreign states and governments, to conclude ratify treaties, alliances, and international agreements and to annex or cede territories. However, a treaty cannot alter the domestic laws of the United Kingdom; an Act of Parliament is necessary in such cases. For advice on such matters the Queen has her own Privy Council.Royal Family name of Windsor was confirmed by The Queen after her accession in 1952. However, in 1960, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decided that they would like their own direct descendants to be distinguished from the rest of the Royal Family (without changing the name of the Royal House), as Windsor is the surname used by all the male and unmarried female descendants of George V. the Queen «s children, on occasions when they needed a surname, would have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne. This sequence is regulated not only through descent, but also by Parliamentary statute.determines the seniority of members of the Royal Family at official events and is influenced by a variety of laws, and by custom and tradition. Precedence among members of the Royal Family at private events is a matter for the Queen »s disc...
