Royal Crossword
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- 2. The Queen has never visited this European country, despite her husband being born there.
- 5. England and Alaska are at the same latitude; Europe is level with Canada - name the phenomenon that keeps us warm.
- 10. This country invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, sparking the Falklands War.
- 11. Name of the West End musical that puts a pop concert spin on Henry’s wives.
- 12. The Queen was born in this month.
- 14. Thought to have been isolated during construction work in the 19th century, there is a unique species of this living in the London Underground.
- 16. The former name of the Indian city of Mumbai.
- 17. England’s oldest ally - and, in fact, the oldest extant alliance in the world
- 22. In 1964 Queen Elizabeth’s personal ‘Surveyor of Pictures’ - art professor Sir Anthony Blunt - was unmasked as part of the Cambridge Five, a set of spies with allegiance to the _____ _____.
- 24. In 1972, this animal was gifted to the Queen by the President of Cameroon.
- 27. The Queen wears this famous accessory only a couple of times before disposing of them.
- 28. Not expected to ever be Queen, baby Elizabeth was born at home at a modest Mayfair address - the property today delivers something different.
- 29. Wherever the Queen goes, it’s always with her personal Royal Navy doctor and a supply of her own _____.
- 31. Elizabeth I’s mother Anne was beheaded when she was two. Good Queen Bess was called the ‘Virgin Queen’ since she didn’t bother having kids - making her the last of this Royal line.
- 34. The new London Underground line opened as part of her Jubilee, the ___________ Line.
- 35. Elizabeth eats her sandwiches (typically tuna) without this.
- 36. World War II and this famous figure ended the British Raj for good.
- 38. This bear joined the Queen for afternoon tea in a scene shown at the Platinum Party concert.
- 40. The nickname Elizabeth had as a child.
- 41. Royal ladies are not allowed to ______ their legs.
- 43. The ______ _______ had problems with lateness - events on her schedule ‘started’ up to 30 minutes earlier to give her time to arrive.
- 45. The surname of the Prime Minister when the Queen was crowned in 1952 - it was his second term.
- 46. Thanks to Oliver, the original English Civil War between Houses Lancaster and York 200 years earlier had to be retroactively rebranded - to the Wars of the _____.
- 47. Only two British Monarchs have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee (60 years), Queen Elizabeth II and Queen ________.
- 48. The nation that voted to remove the Queen as head of state in November 2021.
- 52. Second wife of Henry VIII, and the first one he had beheaded: Anne _____.
- 53. In 1973, the Queen officially opened this down-under Opera House.
- 55. Small mammal native to Wimbledon Common.
- 57. Infamous plane flown by British pilots in World War II.
- 58. The Royals open all their presents on Christmas ___.
- 59. The London __________ first opened during the Victorian era.
- 61. This city was the first capital of England.
- 62. World War I permanently divided their House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - leading King George V to reinvent his image & change his name to this.
- 64. According to the Royal chefs, the Queen eats four meals a day and has an addiction to this food.
- 65. In the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, the Queen really starred in a scene with this character. (But the parachute-in was a body double!)
- 67. The name of the Queen’s first corgi, a present for her 18th birthday in 1944.
- 68. Number of decades the Queen was married to Philip.
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- 1. 2016 hit TV show about the Queen, The _____.
- 3. Housed in the British Museum, the Rosetta Stone originally belonged to this country.
- 4. Elizabeth served in the Auxiliary Service during World War 2, acting as a truck driver and ________.
- 6. Rather than having an alarm clock, the Queen is woken up by this sound each morning.
- 7. The second leading cause of death in the Blitz: _______ accidents caused by the city-wide blackouts.
- 8. The Queen does not need this to travel.
- 9. The former name of the Indian city of Chennai.
- 13. The 1640 English Civil War led to the removal of monarchy in Britain - and this Oliver in charge. He famously banned Christmas.
- 15. The late Prince Philip once spent £18,690 on a single train journey from London to this city.
- 18. The iconic method of execution used during the French Revolution.
- 19. The weird pet name Philip had for Queen Liz, thought to come from the French ‘ma petite chou-fleur’.
- 20. Taken as a spoil of war during the British conquest of India, the Koh-I-Noor remains part of the Crown Jewels to this day despite controversy. But what is it?
- 21. Elizabeth has one of these every single day, at a precise temperature.
- 23. The leaders of the world’s three greatest nations during World War I - King George V, Tsar Nicholas II, Kaiser Wilhelm II - were all this word. Their grandma was Queen Victoria - the Kaiser said that if she were still alive, she would never have allowed them to go to war with each other.
- 25. The Queen’s coronation took place in this abbey.
- 26. A superstition of King Charles II, there must always be _______ in the Tower of London.
- 28. And finally - name the Queen’s favourite type of dog.
- 30. The former name of the Indian city of Kolkata.
- 32. The Queen has visited this country the most.
- 33. The name of the Queen’s Scottish residence, ______ Castle.
- 37. Liz is fluent in this foreign language.
- 39. The Queen wasn’t born in this month, but she still gets a birthday.
- 42. Complete the mnemonic: “Divorced, beheaded, and died, Divorced, beheaded, _________.”
- 44. In 1066 William the Conqueror became King of England. Before that, he was Duke of this part of France.
- 45. Eldest child of the Queen, born in 1948. Rather than attend his birth, Prince Philip chose to stay outside playing squash in the palace gardens.
- 49. In 1969, a ___________ aired about the daily lives of the Royals. It has never been shown again, at Elizabeth’s concern for their safety.
- 50. This phrase is commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette, last Queen before the French Revolution, who said these four words upon hearing her peasants had no bread.
- 51. The Queen’s birthday parade is known as ‘Trooping the _______’.
- 54. The number of years the Queen has been Queen.
- 56. Nickname of the 1189 King who ruled the Angevin Empire - when England and France were one country. One of the mane figures of medieval Europe, he played a coeur role in the Third Crusade.
- 60. This University first began accepting students in 1096, and is older than the Aztecs.
- 63. The official MI6 codename in the event of the Queen’s death is Operation: ______ _____.
- 66. The Queen’s favourite colour.