The New King

The Queen is dead. Long live the King.

Words

• Clues are bits of information that help you find something or understand something.
• An adult is a fully grown person. Someone who is no longer a child.
• The person next in line to the throne will become king or queen when the present king or queen dies.
• A devoted father is a father who loves his children very much.
• Westminster Abbey is a very famous and important church in London.
• If you say that something hasn’t all been plain sailing you mean that it was not very easy.
• Banknotes are pieces of paper money.
• Stamps are small pieces of paper that you buy and then stick on an envelope or package. This is to pay the cost of mailing it.
• The initials are the first letters of names. Example: The initialsD.R. stood for “Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”
• Your interests are the things that you enjoy doing, like your hobbies.

 

Assignment

1. What happened first? What happened next? Put the events in the correct order.
   a       Charles and Diana divorce.
   b      Charles becomes Prince of Wales.
   c       Charles is born at Buckingham Palace.
   d      Charles marries Camilla.
   e      Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer.
   f        Harry marries Meghan.
   g       Prince Harry is born.
   h      Prince William is born.
   i        Princess Diana dies in a car crash.
   j        William marries Catherine.

 

2. Charles III is the new king. Select the things that will change in the United Kingdom.
   a      Banknotes will show the image of King Charles III.
   b      Charles’ life will become more difficult.
   c       King Charles will divorce Camilla.
   d      New post boxes will have the letters “CR” on them.
   e      Prince Harry will become the new Prince of Wales.
   f        Stamps will show the image of King Charles III.

 

3. “We do know about some of Charles’ interests.” What are some of the new king’s interests?
   a      Being a father and finally becoming king.
   b      Collecting stamps and banknotes.
   c       Sailing and visiting Westminster Abbey.
   d      The environment and climate change.