The British Royal Family

Although they have no real power, the British royal family are still very important to the British people. In many ways they represent everything that is traditionally British. However, their different roles and positions can appear complicated and confusing.

To help make it clearer for you, simply click on the links below to get to the different sections:

		The Royal Wedding On April 29th 2011 the world's eyes were on London as Prince William and Kate Middleton got married. See the guests and schedule...
		Royal Family Tree Not sure how Prince William is related to Prince Philip, or how Princess Anne is to the Queen? See how everyone in the royal family is related...
		Key Members of Royalty There are certain members of the royal family who are better known than others. Find out everything about the family members from the Queen, to Princess Diana...
		Royal Palaces and Castles The royal family have several grand castles, palaces and mansions in Britain that they stay at. See quite how huge they are here...

Common Questions

Which countries is the Queen head of?

Technically, the Queen is monarch for not only the United Kingdom, but for countries all over the world that are part of the Commonwealth (including Australia, Canada and parts of the Caribbean).

What is the royal family’s surname?

Their surname is Windsor. It has been ever since 1917 when it was changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha which was deemed too German a name when World War I began.

Queen Elizabeth II  |  Prince Philip  |  Prince Charles  |  Princess Diana
   Prince William |  Kate Middleton  |  Prince Harry  |  Zara Phillips