What's the deal with queen elizabeth?

Question

i mean...what's liz up to? does she sit around all day drinking tea (spiked with vodka)? does she have a drivers license? a cell phone? does she party? does the royal family party? i mean...what's the point of them..do they do anything?

Answer 1

Yes,the Queen and the part of the royal family that works for the country are busy.They welcome foreign dignitaries,host state functions and work tirelessly to broaden trade links with the Commonwealth and other countries.They even soiled their gloves welcoming George Dubbya Bush (shudder) to our fair shores.Yes,she does have a drivers license and is a qualified car mechanic too.No,she doesn't sit around all day drinking tea spiked with anything.She drinks very little,unlike the alcoholic president of the u.s.a.The lying lush Bush,as he should be described.

Answer 2

She does a lot. Here is a very detailed description of her day.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4688....

"The Queen begins her ordinary working day like many other people - with paperwork at her desk.

After scanning the daily British newspapers, The Queen reviews her correspondence. Every day, 200-300 (and sometimes many more) letters from the public arrive. The Queen chooses a selection to read herself and tells members of her staff how she would like them to be answered.

This enables The Queen personally to see a typical cross-section of her daily correspondence. Virtually every letter is answered by staff in her Private Secretary's office or by a lady-in-waiting.

The Queen will then see, separately, two of her Private Secretaries with the daily quota of official papers and documents. This process takes upwards of an hour.

Every day of every year, wherever she is, The Queen receives from government ministers, and from her representatives in the Commonwealth and foreign countries, information in the form of policy papers, Cabinet documents, telegrams, letters and other State papers.

These are sent up to her by the Private Secretaries in the famous 'red boxes'. All of these papers have to be read and, where necessary, approved and signed.

A series of official meetings or 'audiences' will often follow. The Queen will see a number of important people.

These include overseas ambassadors and high commissioners, newly appointed British ambassadors, senior members of the Armed Forces on their appointment and retirement, and English bishops and judges on their appointment.

Each meeting usually lasts 10 to 20 minutes, and usually The Queen and her visitor meet alone.

The Queen may also meet a number of people who have won prizes or awards in a variety of fields such as literature or science, to present them individually with their prize.



If there is an Investiture - a ceremony for the presentation of honours and decorations - it begins at 11.00am and lasts just over an hour. The Queen usually meets around 100 people at each Investiture to present Orders, decorations and medals.

The Queen will often lunch privately. Every few months, she and The Duke of Edinburgh will invite a dozen guests from a wide variety of backgrounds to an informal lunch.

If The Queen is spending the morning on engagements away from her desk and other commitments, she will visit up to three venues before lunch, either alone or jointly with The Duke of Edinburgh.

On a regional visit, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh lunch with a wide variety of people in places ranging from town halls to hospitals.

In the afternoons, The Queen often goes out on public engagements.

Such visits require meticulous planning beforehand to meet the hosts' requirements.

And The Queen prepares for each visit by briefing herself on whom she will be meeting and what she will be seeing and doing.

Royal engagements are carefully selected by The Queen from a large number of invitations sent to her each year, often by the Lord-Lieutenants (The Queen's representatives in counties throughout the United Kingdom).

This helps to ensure the widest possible spread and to make effective use of The Queen's time.

If the engagement is outside London, her journeys are often by air using a helicopter or an RAF aircraft.

The Queen carries out around 430 engagements (including audiences) a year, to meet people, open events and buildings, unveil plaques and make speeches.



    Such engagements can include visits to schools, hospitals, factories, military units, art galleries, sheltered accommodation for elderly people, hostels for the homeless, local community schemes in inner city areas, and other organisations.

The Queen regularly goes out for the whole day to a particular region or city. If the visit is a busy one, or if it lasts more than a day, then The Queen will travel overnight on the Royal Train.

The Duke of Edinburgh will often accompany The Queen on such visits; when this happens, they will carry out some engagements jointly and others separately to ensure that the maximum number of people and organisations can be visited.

The Queen may end the afternoon seeing a number of Government ministers in a meeting of the Privy Council.

The Queen's working day does not stop at the end of the afternoon.

Early evening may see a meeting with the Prime Minister. The Queen has a weekly meeting alone with the Prime Minister, when they are both in London (in addition to other meetings throughout the year).

This usually takes place on Wednesdays at 6.30pm. No written record is made of such meetings; neither The Queen nor the Prime Minister talk about what is discussed between them, as communications between The Queen and the Prime Minister always remain confidential.

At about 7.30pm a report of the day's parliamentary proceedings, written by one of the Government's Whips, arrives. The Queen always reads this the same evening.

On some evenings, The Queen may attend a film première, a variety of concert performances in aid of a charitable cause, or a reception linked to organisations of which she is Patron.

The Queen also regularly hosts official receptions at Buckingham Palace (usually with other members of the Royal Family), such as those for the Diplomatic Corps and The Queen's Award for Industry.



    Other receptions mark the work of particular groups in the community, such as those recently given for members of the British design and music worlds.

The Queen has numerous private interests, which can coincide with her public work, to complete her working day.  

The Queen also attends the Derby and the Summer Race Meeting at Ascot, a Royal occasion. As a keen owner and breeder of racehorses, she often sees her horses run at other meetings.



As owner of private estates at Balmoral and Sandringham, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh oversees the management of the estates which are run on a commercial basis. She takes a close interest in all aspects of estate life, particularly in the tenant farmers and employees who live and work on the estates.

Through her public and private work, The Queen is well-briefed and well-known. She has met many more people from all walks of life both in this country and overseas than her predecessors.

This takes time and effort. Often, one of the last lights on in the Palace at night is The Queen finishing her 'red box' of official papers."

    

    

    



  

    

    

Answer 3

Actually - Queen Elizabeth is very busy as are the other members of the Royal Family -- especially the Princess Royal (Anne).  

Take a look at the Queen's schedule as listed on the Monarchy's website.  She is meeting various foreign ambassadors, visiting agricultural shows, attending memorial services, opening new exhibits and buildings, meeting with the Prime Minster, meeting with other ministers (like Chief of Defence), conferring honors (ie knighting folks!), traveling overseas (Turkey, USA this year), opening Parliament, reading a gazillion speeches wherever she is needed......The woman is a whirlwind of activity and she's 82?, 83??

I hope I'm that active when I reach her age.

Answer 4

The Queen has many many engagements to attend, as said this can be seen on the monarchy website. She does have a driving license...she drives a Land Rover when she is in Balmoral.

I'm sure I've also read somewhere that she does have a mobile Phone, but it isn't kept in her handbag (as all that's kept in there are her glasses and the speech she is due to do at the time)

She does indeed party, as does the royal family (just look up HRH Prince Harry ;o)) and they hold many social engagements at buckingham palace, dinner parties, banquets etc...

Answer 5

Lots of questions for someone so ignorant. Collectively the Royal family do more in a week than you do in a year.

Answer 6

nope she actually sleeps al day you see. because she is so tired from clubbing all night. she has some wicked dance moves. probly the best in the state. no actually, the world. bit of a party animal old lizzy. cant control her, she's gone a bit wild.