Queen Elizabeth II

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Portal 1 - Personal Information


Queen Elizabeth was born from very rich parents, therefore, she is rich and surprisingly she is the richest woman in the world. And being so rich, she can clearly live anywhere she wants.

Queen Elizabeth II was born on the 26th of April 1926. She could be the longest reigning queen, in fact, she is.

Queen Elizabeth II might retire next year and Charles may take over, traditionally that is the way things have always been done even though people would like William to become a king instead of Charles, his father.






Queen Elizabeth may be prettiest of any living queens




Queen Elizabeth could be wealthiest women in he world


Portal 4 - What is her house like?


Queen Elizabeth II has several homes throughout the country. She has a castle in Scotland called Balmoral, a castle called Windsor in the town of Windsor which is about forty minutes away from London and Buckingham palace which is her official residence in the city of London.

Buckingham palace was built in 1705 as the town house of the duke of Buckingham. It has 775 rooms, ball rooms and large gardens.



  • Buckingham palace could be the largest palace in the world.
  • Queen Elizabeth II may open the palace to the public.
  • Buckingham palace is surprisingly the most expensive piece of property in the UK, as a matter of fact is the most expensive piece of property in the world.
  • As a result of the 1986 fire, the palace was closed to the public, however the left wing of it remained open.
  • Once the monarchy is over, Buckingham palace might be sold to the best buyer.



Buckingham palace gardens could freeze during the winter



Ball room opens to the public at 10:00 AM every day



The blue drawing room of the Buckingham palace closes to the public at 4:00 PM every day




The change of guard of the Buckingham palace can never be late



The interior of the Buckingham palace may be restore in the near future



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