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At 3 o’clock on Christmas Day, the Queen’s message is

Who is who? Write the number on the
line. broadcast by the BBC. Millions of Brits all over the world
watch it. This year, as it aired, what were the members of
___ The Queen
the royal family doing?
___ Prince Philip
When the message aired/came on TV,…..
___ Princess Charlotte
1) The queen …………………………………….. (watch) herself.
___ Prince Charles
2) Prince Charles and Camilla …………………………. (pull) a cracker.
___ Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall) 3) Princess Charlotte ………………………….. (play) with a corgi.
___ Kate (Duchess of Cambridge) 4) Prince George …………………….. (pretend) to be a Jedi knight.
___ Meghan Markle 5) Camilla ………………………… (sit) on the arm of Charles’s chair.
___ Prince Harry 6) Prince William ……………………….. (drink) a glass of Champagne.
7) Kate and Meghan ……………………… (pull) a cracker.
___ Prince William
8) Prince Philip ………………………… (smile) at the queen.
___ Prince George
9) Meghan …………………………. (stand) beside the Christmas tree
10) Prince Harry ………………………… (smoke) a cigarette.
11) A Scotsman ………………………… (stand) outside and he …………………..
REMEMBER! (play) his bagpipes
12) Kate …………………………. (tug) at the cracker with both hands!
If the verb ends in ‘e’, cross it off before
13) Millions of people all over the world …………………….. (watch)
adding ‘ing’
14) Prince Philip ……………………………. (hope) that the queen was happy
If it ends in a consonant preceded by a with her performance.
single vowel, the consonant doubles. 15) _ _ _, it ……………………………………. (snow)
 What relation are they to each other? Put the right word in the gap.

Grandmother, grandfather, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, granddaughter,

grandson, aunt, uncle, husband, wife, stepson, father-in-law, sister-in-law, great grandmother,
stepmother

1) William is Harry’s ____________

2) Charles is Philip’s ____________
3) The queen is Charles’s ____________
4) Charlotte is George’s ___________
5) Kate is William’s ____________
6) Kate is Harry’s ____________
7) Camilla is Charles’s ____________
8) Philip is the queen’s ____________
9) Charles is the ____________ of Princes William and Harry
10) Camilla is Harry and William’s ____________
11) The queen is Charlotte’s ____________
12) Harry is ____________ to George and Charlotte
13) Charlotte is the ____________ of William and Kate.
14) George is Charles’s ____________
15) Harry and William are ____________ to Camilla.
16) Charles is Kate’s ____________

Put the verbs into the past simple tense.

This year, the royal family _______ (spend) Christmas at Sandringham. They _______ (invite)
Meghan Markle. Normally, they only invite family members’ partners if they are married. They
_______ (make) an exception for Meghan, Prince Harry’s fiancée, because her parents are many miles
away in the USA.

On Christmas morning, they all _______ (go) to church. Many people _________ (turn) up to see
them. TV reporters ________ (interview) many bystanders, including some Americans. The Americans
_______ (are) delighted about Meghan and Harry. Someone _______ (take) a photo of Kate standing
next to Meghan and _______ (sell) it to the newspapers. Most of them ________ (publish) this
photo. The Royal family ________ (open) their presents on Christmas Eve, as they do in Germany. On
Christmas Day, they ________ (celebrate) together. They _________ (eat) sausages for breakfast
and they ______ (have) goose for their main meal.

On Boxing Day, they _______ (go) shooting. Prince Harry _______ (not attend) the shoot, because it
is against Meghan’s principles. While they were out shooting, Meghan was probably relaxing and
planning her future activities!

Meghan and Harry _______ (sleep) at William and Kate’s place. They will all return to their normal
duties in January, no doubt, except Prince Philip, who __________ (retire) recently.