61. Queen Elizabeth II left London Monday for a three-day visit to Poland, the first by a British monarch. 62. She recalled that the war did not end until several weeks after she ascended the throne as the British monarch. 63. The British monarch heads the Church of England, and the opinions of its senior clerics would have considerable bearing on the suitability of any pretender to the throne. 64. The British monarch, whose titles include Defender of the Faith, is the temporal head of the church. 65. The British monarch is temporal head of the Anglican Church. 66. The British monarch traditionally closes the Commonwealth Games, which are held every four years. 67. The British monarch also announced that she and her husband Prince Philip will visit India, Pakistan and Canada this year but again no dates were given. 68. The British monarch is temporal head of the Church of England. 69. The British monarch traditionally gives coins known as Maundy money to mark the Easter holiday. 70. The British monarch would be replaced by a president who would assume her mostly symbolic role. |