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The royal family belongs to the House of Windsor. The House of Windsor is the current royal house of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V by royal proclamation on the 17 July 1917. Currently, the most prominent member of the House of Windsor is Elizabeth II, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms.
The Queen has a big family. And it’s necessary to speak about her descendents. On 9 April 1952, Queen Elizabeth II officially declared her "Will and Pleasure that I and My children shall be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, and that my descendants who marry and their descendants, shall bear the name of Windsor." On 8 February 1960, the Queen confirmed that she and her children would continue to be known as the House and Family of Windsor, as would any agnatic descendants who enjoy the style of Royal Highness, and the title of Prince or Princess. Still, Elizabeth also decreed that her agnatic descendants who do not have that style and title would bear the surname Mountbatten-Windsor. Any future monarch can change the dynastic name through a similar royal proclamation, as royal proclamations do not have statutory authority.
Many members of the Royal Family undertake official duties in Britain and abroad. Their various responsibilities reflect tradition, their own personal interests and Britain's former imperial status. For example, among her many titles the Princess Royal (Princess Anne) is Chancellor of the University of London, Colonel-in-Chief of eleven Army regiments, including the 8th Canadian Hussars and the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, and President of the Save the Children Fund, for whom she has travelled widely.
The Royal Family's money comes from two sources government funds and their own personal wealth, which is considerable. On the one hand the Queen is certainly one of the richest women in the world, while on the other her power is limited by the fact that so many of her expenses are paid for by government money. Parliament has had effective control of the monarch's finances since the seventeenth century.
Task 1. Find in the text antonyms to the following words:
Ancestor, to divorce, different, right, unlimited, the poorest.
Task 2. Find in thee text synonyms to the following:
Dynasty, regal, ruling, offspring, liability, to monitor.
Task 3. Give a definition to the words:
To belong, the House, to confirm, proclamation, responsibility, agnatic, power, expenses.
Task 4. Choose one sentence that has the main sense from each passage.
Task 5. Answer the questions:
a. To what House does the royal family belongs?
b. Do the members of the royal family have some official duties? If yes, what are they?
c. Is the royal life controlled by other institutions or their authority is unlimited?
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