The British Royal Family: Everything you need to know

Hello. I'm Gill at engVid, and today's lesson is all about the British Royal Family. Okay,

Buna ziua. Sint Gill, de la Engvid, si lectia de azi este in intregime despre familia regala britanica.

so if you probably see items in the news about our royal family, you'll have seen the queen,

In caz ca la stiri vedeti cite ceva despre familia noastra regala, atunci trebuie s-o fi vazut pe regină,

Queen Elizabeth; maybe her husband, Prince Philip; but they're a big family, and also

pe Regina Elisabeta... poate pe sotul sau, Printul Philip. Ei sint o familie mare si

not all countries have a royal family so I've just put this lesson together with a bit of

nu toate tarile au cite o familie regala, asa incit am incropit aceasta lectie cu citeva

information to tell you a little bit more about them. Okay, right, so the British Royal

informatii pentru a va spune ceva mai multe despre ei.

Family are also known as the House of Windsor, because Windsor is their name, which comes

Familia regala britanica e cunoscuta si sub numele de Casa de Windsor deoarece numele lor este Windsor, care vine

from Windsor. This place here, Windsor Castle is one of their homes. So years ago they decided

de la Castelul Windsor -- una din resedintele lor. Deci cu multi ani in urma au hotarit

to use the name Windsor.

sa foloseasca numele Windsor.

So, some people like the royal family, admire them. They think of them as kind of celebrities,

Unora le place familia regala, ii admira si ii considera intr-un fel vedete

just like film stars, and sports celebrities. They're reported in the newspapers in a similar

asa cum sint vedetele din lumea filmului si a sportului. Ziarele vorbesc despre ei

way. You get gossip about them. In some newspapers who like to write a lot of gossip, if they've

in aceeasi maniera. Dai de multe birfe despre ei. Unele jurnale, profilate pe birfa, publica de multe ori

heard something, it may not be accurate, but they've heard a story about some member of

lucruri auzite ce pot fi neadevarate, iar daca aud o stire despre un membru

the royal family, and they print the story. They might have a photograph to go with it.

al familiei regale, publica o astfel de stire oricum. Si alaturi poate aparea si o fotografie.

So they're always in the news, the royal family, for one reason or another, either a good reason

Deci familia regala apare tot timpul la stiri, dintr-un motiv sau altul, fie unul bun

or a bad reason. Pretty much every day you can hear something about the royal family

sau prost. Aproape in fiecare zi poti auzi ceva despre familia regala

or read something in the newspaper. So, some people do like them, and even, you know, think

sau poti citi ceva [despre ei] in ziare. Deci unora le place de familia regala si chiar ii considera

of them as celebrities, and maybe give too much time and thought to them.

ca pe niste vedete si probabil ca acorda prea mult timp familiei regale si se gindesc prea mult la ea.

But then at the other extreme, some people dislike them because they're thinking of the

La cealalta extrema unora nu le place de ea fiindca se gindesc la

fact that they spend a lot of money, they have all these buildings which are expensive

faptul ca ei [familia regala] cheltuie o groaza de bani, posedă toate aceste cladiri costisitor de

to look after, people say: "What work do they do?" They don't seem to do any work, so why

intretinut. Lumea zice: "Ce munca presteaza ei?" Nu par a munci deloc, asa incit de ce

should they live such rich lives if they don't do anything? But, of course, a lot of the

trebuie ei sa duca aceasta viata de huzur daca nu fac nimic? Insa cu certitudine multi membri

royal family do things all the time. They're not working for money always, sometimes they

ai familiei regale fac tot timpul cite ceva. Muncesc nu totdeauna pentru bani, desi uneori presteaza si munca platita.

do that as well, they have jobs some of them with a salary, but some of them, they may

Au activitati remunerate dar unii din ei,

not be working and being paid for it, but they're doing kind of diplomatic work, they're

aflati in situatia de a nu munci si de a se lipsi de o rasplata financiara, totusi indeplinesc functii diplomatice,

meeting visitors from other countries, they're being kind of ambassadors, that sort of thing.

intilnindu-se cu vizitatori straini, fiind un fel de ambasadori s.a.m.d.

So they keep busy, and they're patrons of charities and they go to events, and they

Asa ca ei sint tot timpul ocupati... Patroneaza organizatii de binefacere, sint prezenti la evenimentele acestora

give their support to things and so on. So, a lot of the royal family do keep quite busy

si le ofera sprijin. Prin urmare foarte multi membri ai familiei regale sint foarte ocupati

trying to live useful lives, and so I think if they didn't do that there would be a lot

incercind sa-si traiasca viata intr-un mod folositor si cred ca daca ei n-ar face asta, atunci in jurul lor s-ar auzi

more sort of criticism of them. But because you can't see that they're doing things, working

mult mai multe critici. Dar cita vreme se vede clar ca sint ocupati cu activitatile si prestatiile lor

hard, that stops a lot of people from criticizing and saying we shouldn't have a royal family.

asta opreste pe multi de a-i critica si a sustine punctul de vedere ca noi [in Regatul Unit] n-ar trebui sa avem o familie regala.

Some people are called Republicans, and they say we should have a president instead of

Unii, Republicanii, spun ca noi ar trebui sa avem un presedinte in loc de

a queen or a king. We should have a president and a prime minister instead of a queen and

o regina sau de un rege. Ca trebuie sa avem un presedinte si un prim-ministru in loc de o regina si

a prime minister. So there are Republicans around and have been for more than a hundred

de un prim-ministru. Deci exista Republicani si ei sint de mai mult de o suta

years, people who wanted to get rid of the royal family, but it hasn't happened yet.

de ani -- oameni care doresc eliminarea familiei regale, desi acest lucru inca nu s-a intimplat.

Okay, so the kind of system we have in the UK, it's called a constitutional monarchy.

In regula... Sistemul pe care-l avem in Regatul Unit se cheama monarhie constitutionala.

The "monarchy" part is to do with the royal family, with the queen. The monarch, so the

Cuvintul "monarhie" se refera la familia regala, la regina. Monarhul, deci

word "monarch" means king or queen. The "constitutional" part is to do with politics, and the government,

cuvintul "monarh", inseamna rege sau regina. "Constitutional" se refera la politica, la guvern

and parliament. So what happens, really, is the government, the MPs, the ministers in

si la parlament. Adica guvernul, ministrii din parlament

parliament, they make the decisions. The government makes the decisions. And if they have a new

iau deciziile. Guvernul ia deciziile. Si daca au o noua

piece of, an act of parliament, a new law, for example, the queen just has to sign it.

lege sau un Act nou al Parlamentului, Regina este cea care trebuie sa le semneze.

If it's been democratically decided already by the politicians that this will become law,

De moment ce s-a hotarit in mod democratic de catre politicieni ca acest act legislativ sa devina lege,

the queen can't just say: "No, I don't like that. I'm not going to sign it." She just

Regina nu poate spune "Nu, nu-mi place, n-o sa semnez." Ea pur si simplu

has to sign it because it's gone through a democratic process. So that's why it's a constitutional

trebuie sa semneze pentru ca acel act legislativ este produsul unui proces democratic. Din acest motiv exista

monarchy. It's the monarch or king or queen governed by the parliament, by the politicians.

o monarhie constitutionala. Este vorba de un monarh (rege sau regina) condus de catre parlament si politicieni.

Okay.

So, let's have a look at some of the vocabulary which is fairly simple most of it. So a king

Acum sa ne uitam la vocabular, care e simplu, in cea mai mare parte a lui. Deci un rege

or queen is the monarch, the head of state if you like. Usually any children they have

sau o regina este monarhul, seful statului. De obicei copiii pe care-i au

will be prince or princess, so prince for male, princess of female. There are some other

vor fi prinț sau prințesă -- print pentru un barbat si printesa pentru o femeie. Exista si alte titluri folosite,

titles used as well, which are sort of high aristocratic titles. Duke for the male, duchess

care sint titluri aristocratice inalte: duce pentru un barbat si ducesa

for the female. So some of the royal family have these titles as well, as well as prince,

pentru o femeie. Deci unii membri ai familiei regale au si aceste titluri, alaturi de [titlul de] print,

but some of them might be prince and duke, they just have extra titles because of their

desi unii din ei pot fi print si duce. Ei poseda titluri in plus datorita pozitiei lor [nobiliare].

position.

Okay, so the current queen, I'm sure you've seen her in pictures and on television, in

Bun, deci regina de acum, sint sigura c-ati vazut-o in fotografii, la televizor si in filme, este

films is Queen Elizabeth II. We always use these Roman numerals for the king or queen.

Regina Elisabeta a II-a. Folosim totdeauna aceste numere romane cind e vorba de rege sau regina.

So, not second, 2nd, like that, but we use the Roman numerals. It's just a convention,

Deci nu asa, a 2-a, ci folosim numere romane. E vorba de conventie

a tradition. And she was born in 1926. Okay? And she married Prince Philip, the Duke of

si de traditie. Ea s-a nascut in 1926 si s-a casatorit cu Printul Philip, Ducele de

Edinburgh. That's the title he was given when he married her. So he was already called Philip,

Edinburgh. Acesta este titlul caruia i s-a atribuit cind el a luat-o in casatorie si cind pe el deja il chema Philip,

that was his name, but then because he married... She was at the time Princess Elizabeth. She

asa ii era numele, dar pe urma, fiindca se casatorise... La acea vreme ea era Printesa Elisabeta; nu era inca

wasn't already queen at that time. She was Princess Elizabeth, so he became Prince Philip,

regina. Era Printesa Elisabeta si el a devenit Printul Philip

and he was given this title in addition, the Duke of Edinburgh. So Edinburgh has a connection

si i s-a fost conferit acest titlu aditional, de Duce de Edinburgh. Edinburgh are o legatura

with Scotland because the UK is a combination of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern

cu Scotia pentru ca Regatul Unit este o combinatie incluzind Anglia, Scotia, Tara Galilor si

Ireland, so some titles mention Scotland or Wales usually. Okay. So she married Prince

Irlanda de Nord. Unele titluri nobiliare mentioneaza de obicei Scotia sau Tara Galilor. Asadar ea s-a casatorit cu Printul Philip

Philip 1947, a few years before she became queen. Her father died in 1952, so she automatically

in 1947, cu citiva ani inainte de a deveni regina. Tatal sau murise in 1952, asa incit ea in mod automat

became queen because he had two daughters and she was the older daughter. So there were

a devenit regina deoarece el avea doua fiice si ea era cea mai in virsta. Deci nu au existat fii,

no sons, so she became queen as soon as he died, 1952.

asa incit ea a devenit regina imediat dupa ce tatal ei a murit -- in 1952.

And then the coronation, the special ceremony when the crown is put on the person's head

Si incoronarea, ceremonia incoronarii, cind coroana este asezata pe capul unei persoane,

was the following year, because coronations are very complicated events, they take a long

a fost in anul urmator pentru ca incoronarile sint evenimente complicate, care iau foarte mult timp

time to organize, so they couldn't have a coronation the same year. It's often the following

pentru a fi organizate. Deci o incoronare in acelasi an n-a putut avea loc. De obicei asta se face

year. And that was also interesting because it was the first time a coronation in this

in anul urmator. Si asta a fost foarte interesant pentru ca era prima data cind o incoronare in aceasta tara

country had been on television. It was televised. There were TV cameras there on the day and

fusese data la televizor. Incoronarea a fost televizata. In acea zi erau prezente camere TV si

it was being broadcast live. And that gave a big boost to the ownership of television

era transmisa in direct. Si asta a dus la o crestere enorma a volumului de receptoare TV personale

sets because the television technology had just started being developed around this period,

deoarece tehnologia transmiterii televizate a imaginilor tocmai se afla la inceputuri

and a lot of people hadn't bought a television yet. But when they knew that the coronation

si multe lume inca nu cumparase televizoare. Dar cind au aflat ca incoronarea

was going to be on television they either bought their own television to watch it, or

va fi transmisa la televiziune, fie ca si-au cumparat televizoare sau si-au...

they would... They arranged to go to a neighbour's house or a friend's house to watch it on their

S-au dus in casa unui vecin sau a unui prieten pentru a vedea incoronarea la

television. So, 1953 the sales of televisions went up dramatically because of the coronation.

televizoarele acestora. Deci in 1953 vinzarile de televizoare au crescut dramatic datorita incoronarii.

Okay. So, and there is still film available that you can see now in black and white of

Si filmul incoronarii inca exista -- il puteti vedea in alb-negru.

the coronation. Right, okay, so she became queen and was crowned.

Asadar, ea a devenit regina si a fost incoronata.

And then just to mention the main buildings that belong or... Well, do they belong to

Si sa mentionam acum edificiile majore ce apartin... In fine, ele apartin

the royal family? Or they belong to the nation, but the royal family live in them. Buckingham

familiei regale sau mai bine zis natiunii, desi familia regala locuieste in ele.

Palace in London, okay. Winsor Castle in Berkshire, which is to the west of London. That's a very

Palatul Buckingham din Londra... Castelul Windsor din Berkshire, aflat la vest de Londra. Este o cladire

old building, older than this one. There's a house, a big house in Sandringham, which

foarte veche, mai veche decit asta. Exista apoi o casa, o casa mare in Sandringham,

is in Norfolk, which is sort of northeast from London, about a hundred miles or so.

in Norfolk, care e cam la NE de Londra, la vreo 100 de mile.

And then, again, a Scottish connection, there's a Balmoral, a castle in Scotland. And usually

Din nou legatura scotiana -- Balmoral, un castel din Scotia. De obicei

the royal family go to the different buildings at particular times of year. So in the summer,

familia regala viziteaza diverse cladiri in anumite perioade ale anului. De exemplu, pe timp de vara,

for example, in August traditionally the royal family go up to Scotland in August and through

in august, familia regala se duce in Scotia, unde sta din august

into September. So there's a very long tradition of being in certain places at certain times.

pina in septembrie. Deci exista o traditie indelungata a rezidentei in anumite locuri pe anumite perioade de timp.

Okay, and then just to show you a little bit of the history going back, the royal family

Sa va arat acum putina istorie a familiei regale

and the person who is queen, as you... As I mentioned, she was the elder of two daughters

si cite ceva despre persoana care este regina... Cum am spus, ea era cea virstnica dintre cele doua fiice,

so she inherited the throne as it's called, inherit the throne. The throne is the big

asa incit a mostenit tronul, cum e numit, a mostenit tronul. Tronul este acel

chair that the queen sits on, so she inherited the throne. Inherited from her father, so

scaun mare pe care regina se așează. Ea a mostenit tronul, l-a mostenit de la tatal sau; asadar tronul

it is hereditary. So that's the other word, hereditary. So it a family, and people inherit

este ereditar. Asta-i celalalt cuvintul -- ereditar. Prin urmare e o familie in care tronul se mosteneste

the next generation, inherit the throne so it's a continuous line and it's designed,

de la o generatie la alta. E un continuum menit sa

really, to avoid confusion. If one king or queen dies, there may be people fighting to

evite orice confuzie. Daca un rege sau o regina moare, pot aparea lupte pentru

take their place, people competing in competition for becoming king or queen, so they don't

a le lua locul. Exista o competitie intre urmasi pentru a deveni rege sau regina, asa incit ei nu doresc

want that to happen. So because there have been times in history when that has happened

ca acest lucru sa se intimple. Fiindca in multe rinduri in istorie chiar asta s-a intimplat,

and it's caused a lot of people killed in battles, and so on.

fapt ce a facut ca foarte multe vieti sa fie irosite in batalii s.a.m.d.

So, this is just to show how the family has gone back through time. So the queen's father

Deci va arat toate astea ca sa vedeti cum familia [regala] a evoluat in timp. Asadar tatal reginei,

who died in 1952 was King George VI, so that's 6th there. So, he was king from 1936 until

care a murit in 1952, era George al VI-lea [al Regatului Unit]; avem aici un al 6-lea. Adica a fost rege din 1936 pina in

1952. This person here was actually his older brother, but he wasn't king for very long.

1952. Persoana de aici a fost de fapt fratele lui mai mare, dar n-a fost rege pentru mult timp.

King Edward VIII (8th) he was only king in one year, 1936 because he decided not to be

Regele Edward al VIII-lea a fost rege doar pentru un an, in 1936, pentru ca a vrut sa nu fie

king, he abdicated. That's the sort of royal word for resigning. He resigned, or he...

rege; a abdicat. Asta-i un fel de cuvint asociat cu regalitatea si insemnind "demisie". Si-a dat demisia sau...

He quit. He said: "I quit." Well, he didn't say: "I quit", he said it in a different way,

a plecat. A spus, "Eu plec". De fapt, n-a zis "Eu plec" -- a spus-o altfel.

but... And it's a very long story why he decided he didn't want to be king. I don't have time

dar... In fine, e o poveste lunga despre motivele pentru care el n-a vrut sa fie rege. N-am timp

for that in this lesson, but there's lots of information on the internet about it. Okay.

in aceasta lectie pentru asa ceva dar exista foarte multe informatii pe internet asupra acestui subiect. OK...

So he was automatically king in 1936 because his father, King George V (5th) died and because

Deci el a fost numit automat rege in 1936 pentru ca tatal sau, regele George al V-lea a murit si, fiindca

Edward was the eldest son, he automatically became king. But then he abdicated and his

fusese fiul cel mai in virsta, Edward a devenit rege. Dar pe urma a abdicat si

next brother became king instead. That was a bit unexpected, but that's what happened.

fratele sau urmator a devenit rege. Lucru acesta a fost destul de neasteptat dar asa s-a intimplat.

So, George V then, he was King George V from 1910 to 1936. His father was King Edward VII

A urmat George al V-lea, din 1910 pina in 1936. Tatal sau fusese regele Edward al VII-lea

(7th) who was king from 1901 to 1910. He didn't have a very long reign because he was already

care domnise din 1901 pina la 1910. Nu a domnit mult pentru ca era deja batrin

quite old by the time he became king because his mother, Queen Victoria, she was queen

atunci cind a devenit rege fiindca mama sa, Regina Victoria, fusese regina

for a very long time, from 1837 through to 1901, so by the time she died he was already

pentru foarte multa vreme, din 1837 pina in 1901, asa ca atunci cind ea murise el era deja

quite old, which it's a bit similar to the present queen and her son, very similar really.

foarte batrin, situatie putin similara cu cea de azi intre regina si fiul ei -- o situatie chiar foarte similara.

Okay. So, and then you may be wondering we have Queen Elizabeth II, was there a Queen

Acum poate va intrebati: daca o avem pe Regina Elisabeta a II-a, a fost oare si o Regina Elisabeta I?

Elizabeth I? And there was, but it was quite a long time ago in the 16th century and early

A fost, dar cu mult timp in urma, in secolul al XVI-lea si la inceputul

17th century. That was Elizabeth I, and she was the daughter of King Henry VIII who you

secolului al XVII-lea. Atunci a fost Elisabeta I, care era fiica Regelui Henry al VIII-lea, despre care

may know had six wives, not all at the same time. One at a time he had six wives, so he

propabil stiti ca a avut sase neveste, dar nu in acelasi timp. Pe cele sase neveste le-a avut la intervale diferite, asa ca

is the king who is famous for marrying six times. Okay. Right, so that's the first half

el este regele devenit celebru pentru ca s-a casatorit de sase ori. Bun, deci asta este prima jumatate

of the lesson, and I have just a bit more information for you in the second part.

a lectiei, si mai am citeva informatii pentru voi in partea a doua [a lectiei].

Okay, so let's have a look in a bit more detail at the inheritance of the British throne,

Sa aruncam o privire ceva mai detaliata asupra mostenirii tronului britanic.

so the word "inheritance", the person who inherits the throne usually from their mother

Deci cuvintul "mostenire" [se refera la] persoana care mosteneste tronul, de obicei de la mama

or father who was king or queen before. So, inheritance of the throne, hereditary, and

sau tatal sau, care a fost inainte rege sau regina. Deci mostenirea tronului este ereditara si

we talk about the person who is next in line to the throne. You can say: "Who is next in

am vorbit despre persoana urmatoare destinata ocuparii tronului. Putem spune asa: "Cine este urmatorul

line to the throne? Who inherits the throne when the present monarch dies?" Okay.

la tron? Cine mosteneste tronul dupa ce monarhul de acum moare?"

So, usually, as I've said, there are lots of people and they all have a position. I've

De obicei, cum am spus, sint multe persoane [nobiliare] si fiecare are o pozitie.

put some numbers here to show what number they are in line to the throne. So, you can

Am pus citeva numere aici ca sa va arat numarul de ordine pe care ele il au pe linia pretentiilor la tron. Deci puteti observa

see that the first person in line to the throne is Prince Charles, Prince of Wales who is

ca prima persoana pe linia pretentiei la tron este Printul Charles, Print al Tarii Galilor, care este

the son, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth. So he's first in line. And then there's a

cel mai in etate fiu al Reginei Elisabeta. Deci el e primul in aceasta linie. Pe urma exista o regula

rule of who inherits or who's next after him, and so on. But there are lots of them, so

despre cine mosteneste, despre mostenitorul urmator si tot asa. Mostenitori sint multi, deci

there's no difficulty - if one person unexpectedly dies, there's always someone else, someone

nu sint probleme -- daca o persoana moare pe neasteptate, totdeauna exista o persoana urmatoare, cineva

next down on the list. But back in the 18th century, there was a time when there was a

in josul listei. Dar secolul al XVIII-lea a cunoscut vremuri cind era

bit of difficulty finding who to take the throne after one monarch had died. There was

destul de greu de aflat cine urma la tron dupa ce monarhul respectiv decedase. Era si

also a problem about different religions, Protestant and Catholic religions. And I think

problema religiilor diferite, protestanta si catolica. Si cred ca

the king who was possibly the next in line for the throne was Catholic or had Catholic

regele care trebuia sa urmeze la tron era catolic sau urmarea interese catolice,

interests, and people didn't want that. They wanted to stay with the Protestant side of

si poporul nu dorea acest lucru. Poporul prefera latura protestanta a

Christianity, so what did they do? They had to find a more distant relative who happened

crestinismului, asa ca ce-au facut? A trebuit gasita o ruda mai indepartata ce trebuia sa fie

to be Protestant, and that distant relative was German and lived in Germany, and spoke

tot protestanta, iar acea ruda indepartata era germana, locuia in Germania, vorbea limba germana

German, and didn't speak English. So, but he was the best option because the most important

si engleza deloc. Cu toate astea, el [ruda indepartata] era cea mai buna optiune fiindca cel mai important

thing at the time was to have a king or queen, preferably king who was Protestant. And this

lucru in acele timpuri era sa ai un rege sau o regina, de preferinta un rege, care sa fie protestant.

guy, George agreed to come and become king, so he came from Germany to become King George

Si acest ins, George, a fost de acord sa vina si sa devina rege, asa ca a venit din Germania ca sa devina Regele George I,

I, and he couldn't speak English. I don't know if he learnt a bit of English, but I

si nu vorbea engleza. Nu stiu daca invatase putina engleza, dar

don't think he tried very hard because they didn't have things like the internet and engVid

nu cred ca a incercat cine stie ce pentru pe vremea aceea nu erau lucruri ca internet si Engvid

in those days, so it must have been quite difficult to learn English. So he became king.

asa incit trebuia sa fi fost foarte greu sa inveti engleza. Deci a devenit rege.

That was when the order of what's called the succession... Is another word, "succession",

Asta a fost cind ordinea a ceea ce se numeste succesiune... un alt cuvint: "succesiune",

meaning one person follows another person. It was not very, you know... There weren't

insemnind o persoana urmind altei persoane [la rind]. Stiti, asta nu era chiar... Nu erau

enough people to fill the vacancy, if you like. The job vacancy. So, it's not like that

destui pentru a ocupa acest post, ca sa zic asa -- postul vacant. Dar in ziua de azi

nowadays because the present queen has had four children, her eldest son has had two

nu e deloc asa fiindca regina de acum a avut patru copii, fiul ei cel mai virstnic a avut doi,

children, and his eldest son has had two children, so there are lots and lots of people, others

iar fiul cel mai virstnic al acestuia are si el doi copii. Prin urmare sint foarte multi,

as well, the other three children of the queen have had children, so all of them are at some

si inca multi altii. Ceilalti trei copii ai reginei au avut si ei copii, deci toata lumea se afla pe o anumita

position in line to the throne.

pozitie succesorala la tron.

So just to go through the names, here: Princes Charles is also called Prince of Wales, that's

Acum sa explicam citeva nume: Printul Charles, numit si Print al Tarii Galilor, asta pentru

to make a connection with Wales as one of the UK countries because UK is United Kingdom,

a se face legatura cu Tara Galilor, una din "tarile" Regatului Unit, fiindca UK inseamna Regatul Unit,

so it's four different countries united. Okay? So, Prince Charles traditionally, going back

adica patru "tari" unite, ok? Deci Printul Charles... Gratie traditiei citorva sute de ani,

many hundreds of years, the eldest son of the king or queen is called the Prince of

cel mai in virsta fiu al regelui sau al reginei este numit Print al Tarii Galilor.

Wales. And you know from that title that that person is heir to the throne. So, he's the

Si numai din acest titlu iti dai seama ca persoana respectiva este mostenitoare a tronului. Deci el este

heir to the throne. So, that's why first in line here and he was born in 1948. Okay? Then

mostenitorul tronului. Din acest motiv este primul pe linia succesorala, si s-a nascut in 1948. Pe urma

her next child was a girl, Princess Anne who also has the title Princess Royal born in

urmatorul copil [al Reginei Elisabeta a II-a] a fost o fata, Printesa Anne, care are titlul de Printesa Regala, nascuta in

1950. She is actually 12th in line. You might think: "Well, why...? Why isn't she a bit

1950. In fapt, ea este a 12-a in linia succesorala. V-ati putea gindi: "Dar cum de pozitia ei nu e putin

further up?" but there was... The law at the time was that the sons had more... A higher

mai sus?"... dar a fost... Legea de atunci era ca fiii sa aiba... o pozitie mai avansata

position than daughters, and that law has changed more recently. I'll tell you a little

decit fiicele, iar acea lege a fost schimbata recent. O sa va spun ceva mai multe

bit more about that towards the end of the lesson. So that's why she is only 12th in

despre asta spre sfirsitul lectiei. Deci din acest motiv ea se afla numai pe locul al 12-lea

line to the throne, whereas her next younger brother, Andrew, is 6th in line. So there

in linia de pretendenti la tron, in timp ce fratele ei mai mic, Andrew, este in pozitia a sasea. Deci exista

was some sort of lack of equality between sons and daughters in the past, which there

o inegalitate intre fii si fiice in trecut, care inegalitate azi

isn't anymore. But because it was the law at the time they were born, it's not being

a disparut. Insa fiindca legea era in vigoare atunci cind ei s-au nascut, legea nu se poate aplica

applied retrospectively; they have to stay with that position now. Okay. So, Princess

retroactiv -- in ziua de azi ei trebuie sa-si accepte pozitia pe care o au.

Anne.

Deci Printesa Anne...

Next one, Prince Andrew, born 1960. And he has this extra title, another Duke, Duke of

Urmatorul, Printul Andrew, nascut in 1960, care are un alt titlu, un alt duce, Ducele de York.

York. And York is a city up in the north of England. Okay. And then finally the fourth

York este un oras in nordul Angliei. Si in fine al patrulea

son was Prince Edward, and he also has a title. Earl is another aristocratic title, a bit

fiu este Printul Edward, care are si el un titlu. Conte este un alt titlu aristocratic,

like Duke. He's the Earl of Wessex, and Wessex is an area in the west of England, okay, which

un fel de duce. Edward este Conte de Wessex, iar Wessex este o regiune in vestul Angliei,

covers more than one county. It's like Devon, and Cornwall, and so on. So, Earl of Wessex,

intinsa pe mai mult de un comitat. E ca Devon sau Cornwall sau ceva de genul asta. Deci Contele de Wessex,

born 1964, and he is 9th in line to the throne. Okay.

nascut in 1964, este al noulea la tron.

So, with Prince Charles having children they then become... Are in line for the throne

Prin urmare, Printul Chares avind copii, acestia devin... Se afla in linie succesorala la tron

ahead of Charles' other brothers and sisters. So, Prince Charles, his eldest son is Prince

inaintea celorlalti frati si surori ai lui Charles. Deci cel mai in virsta fiu al Printului Charles

William. His title is the Duke of Cambridge, so another duke. Cambridge is a city just

este Printul William. Titlul sau este de Duce de Cambridge -- un alt duce. Cambridge este un oras

north of London, a university city. He was born in 1982, and he's second in line for

in proximitatea nordica a Londrei -- un oras universitar. William s-a nascut in 1982 si este al doilea la tron.

the throne. Okay? And his younger brother is Prince Harry whose title is also Prince

Fratele lui mai mic este Printul Harry, al carui titlu este Printul Henry al Tarii Galilor,

Henry of Wales, so Wales comes into it again. Harry and Henry, that's the same name, really.

deci Tara Galilor apare din nou. Harry si Henry sint de fapt acelasi nume.

People called Henry... The informal name for Henry is Harry, and everybody thinks of him

Cei numiti Henry... Numele popular pentru Henry este Harry, si toata lumea il stie ca

as Prince Harry, not Henry. Okay. He was born in 1984 and he is 5th in line to the throne.

Printul Harry, nu Henry. S-a nascut in 1984 si este al cincilea pretendent la tron.

Okay.

So then Prince William who is already the grandson of the present queen has had two

Asadar Printul William, care e deja nepotul reginei de azi, are doi copii.

children. Prince George of Cambridge, so he has the Cambridge title because his father

Printul George de Cambridge -- are titlu de Cambridge fiindca tatal sau

has the Cambridge title. Prince George of Cambridge was born 2013, so that's... He's

are un titlu de Cambridge. Printul George de Cambridge s-a nascut in 2013, deci este... El este

a little boy, but he's third in line for the throne. Okay? And then they had a daughter,

un baietel dar este al treilea pretendent la tron. Pe urma au si o fiica,

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. Again, she was born in 2015 and because of the change

Printesa Charlotte de Cambridge. S-a nascut in 2015 si din cauza schimbarii

in the law this new law of equality was in 2013, so by the time Princess Charlotte was

legii -- aceasta lege a egalitatii a aparut in 2013 -- deci fiind nascuta

born in 2015, two years later, that then means that she becomes 4th in line to the throne

doi ani mai tirziu, in 2015, Printesa Chharlotte devine in felul acesta a patra pretendenta la tron

after her older brother under the new law so she is the first person, a little girl,

dupa fratele ei mai mare (sub noua lege), deci ea, o fetita, este prima persoana

to be affected by this new law, which as a very small baby she became 4th in line to

afectata de aplicarea acestei legi noi. A devenit a patra pretendenta la tron de cind era foarte mica.

the throne. Okay. So...

And then, of course, you probably remember Prince Charles was married to Diana who died

Si desigur ca va amintiti ca Printul Charles a fost casatorit cu Diana, care a murit

in 1997 in a car crash in Paris, which was a big shock. And Prince William is married

in 1997, intr-un accident de masina in Paris, ceea ce a fost un soc foarte mare. Iar Printul William este casatorit

to Catherine and she is called the Duchess of Cambridge to match his title.

cu Catherine, numita Ducesa de Cambridge pentru a se potrivi cu titlul lui nobiliar.

Okay, so I hope that's given you a bit of an idea about the more detailed... A more

Sper sa va fi dat o idee mai detaliata despre...

detailed picture of the British royal family and who they all are. There are lots of other

O imagine mai detaliata a familiei regale britanice si a fiecarui membru in parte. Exista foarte multe alte rude

relatives, too, but there isn't time to go into them. These are the main ones who you

dar nu avem timp sa ne ocupam de ele. Acestea au fost cele esentiale, pe care

might see in newspapers, and magazines, or on television, and so on.

le puteti vedea prin ziare, reviste, la televizor si asa mai departe.

So I hope that's been a bit of interesting history and present day, what's called current

Sper deci sa va fi oferit o particica interesanta de istorie si de contemporaneitate -- de ceea ce se cheama

affairs. So if you'd like to go to the website, www.engvid.com, there's a quiz there to test

actualitati. Si daca vreti puteti consulta site-ul www.engvid.com, unde gasiti un test

your knowledge on this lesson, and I hope to see you again soon. Okay. Bye for now.

care sa va verifice cunostintele dobindite in aceasta lectie. Sper sa ne revedem curind. La revedere. [traducere: e r n e s t o]