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Sovereigns of Britain Kings of Wessex (West Saxons) name dynasty or house reign 1Athelstan was king of Wessex and the first king of all England. 2James VI of Scotland became also James I of England in 1603. Upon accession to the English throne, he styled himself "King of Great Britain" and was so proclaimed. Legally, however, he and his successors held separate English and Scottish kingships until the Act of Union of 1707, when the two kingdoms were united as the Kingdom of Great Britain. 3The United Kingdom was formed on January 1, 1801, with the union of Great Britain and Ireland. After 1801 George III was styled "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." 4Oliver and Richard Cromwell served as lords protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland during the republican Commonwealth. 5William and Mary, as husband and wife, reigned jointly until Mary's death in 1694. William then reigned alone until his own death in 1702. 6George IV was regent from February 5, 1811. 7In 1917, during World War I, George V changed the name of his house from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. 8Edward VIII succeeded upon the death of his father, George V, on January 20, 1936, but abdicated on December 11, 1936, before coronation.

This live blog is now closed. For the latest coverage click here . Britain’s streets are decked out with flags, tea parties have been planned and The country hailed its highly popular monarch with four days of pageantry and parties as she becomes the As the 96-year-old's reign enters what is likely But the jubilee represents a moment of light for the queen, her family and the nation after two dark years marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the What happened today: • Celebrations began with the queen’s birthday parade, known as • A Royal Air Force flypast was watched by crowds in London and four generations of the royal family from the famed Buckingham Palace balcony. • Later in the day, more than 2,000 towns and cities in Britain and overseas will light beacons to mark the jubilee. Leila Sackur Royal Air Force planes screaming through the skies, a military band on horseback, a ceremonial Irish wolfhound named Seamus. Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee kicked off Thursday with all the grandeur one would expect from this 1,000-year-old institution. But despite the lavish royal pageantry, there was only one star of the show for the flag-waving crowds lining the streets of the British capital on this warm June day. There were doubts about how much of the country’s four-day celebration its 96-year-old queen would manage to attend. On Thursday, she was greeted with rapturous cheers and applause as she made two smiling appearances on the famed Buckingham Palace balcony. Read the f...

British royal residences are palaces, castles and houses occupied by members of the The royal palaces enjoy certain legal privileges known as [ citation needed] For example, when a royal palace is used as a residence (regardless of whether the monarch is actually living there at the time) [ further explanation needed] judicial processes cannot be executed within that palace. The occupied royal residences are cared for and maintained by the Property Section of the Unlike the other Current royal residences [ ] Residences in London Residence Location Type Residents Notes Crown • • Official London residence *The King uses Buckingham Palace for official business but does not reside at the Palace. London Crown Official London residence, London Crown • • • Official London residence, also a Kensington Palace, London Crown Current residence, leased from the Kensington Palace, London Crown Official London residence, also a London Crown • • • Official London residence, Crown Official country residence, leased from the Residences in or near Windsor Residence Location Type Residents Notes Crown Official country residence Windsor Estate, Berkshire Crown Located in Windsor Home Park, close to Windsor Castle Windsor Estate, Berkshire Crown The Windsor Estate, Berkshire Crown Official country residence, leased from the Crown Official country residence, leased from the Other residences Residence Location Type Residents Notes Crown The King Official Scottish residence (whenever the royal fam...