The Great Britain

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles are separated from Europe by the English Channel. The British Isles are washed by the North Sea in the East and the Atlantic Ocean in the West

It rains very often in all seasons in Great Britain. Autumn and winter are the wettest. The sky is usually grey and cold winds blow. On the average, Britain has more than 200 rainy days a year. The English say that they have 3 variants of weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon, and when it rains all day long. Sometimes it rains so heavily, that they say «It's raining cats and dogs».

Britain is known all over the world for its fogs. Sometimes fogs are so thick that it's impossible to see anything within a few meters. The winter fogs of London are, indeed, awful; they surpass all imagination. In a dense fog all traffic is stopped, no vehicle can move from fear of dreadful accidents. So, we may say that the British climate has three main features: it is mild, humid and very changeable.

Elizabeth was born at Bretton Street, 17 in London April 21, 1926 in the family of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and his wife -hertsohyni York (Elizabeth Bouz-Lyon, the future Queen Mother). Her baptism in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace held Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of York on May 29 of that year. Princess godfathers were: George V, Queen Mary, Princess Mary, Earl Stratmorskyy, Duke and Lady Konnoutskyy Elfinstoun. His name is in honor of his mother, Queen Olesandry - his grandmother and paternal Queen Mary - grandmother. The family affectionately called her name "Lilibet» (Lilibet).