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FlaFlat Stanley's visit to London

Read Flat Stanley’s trip to London and answer the following questions. You may need to search thewebsite.

What are the two nicknames for British police? Why?

Two nicknames for British police are 'bobbies' and 'Peelers'.

Flat Stanley visited the Queen and Buckingham Palace:

Who lives inthe Palace? Buckingham Palace is not only the home of the Queen and Prince Philip but also the London residence of the Duke of York (Prince Andrew) and the Earl and Countess of Wessex (Prince Edwardand his wife) and their daughter.

Is there always the Royal flag on top of the casttle?When the Queen is at home, you can see her royal flag flying from the flag pole on top of Buckingham Palace.Can you describe the Guards uniforms? They wear a black bearskin cap , a scarlet tunic that has a dark blue collar, shoulder strips pipped in white, and cuffs of dark blue and white, dark bluetrousers that have a red stripe down de seam of each leg, and a white leather buff belt.

What are the Guards responsible for? They are responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St. James's Palacein London.

When is the Queen’s birthday? 21 April

Then Flat Stanley visited the previous Prime Minister Tony Blair. What’s the current Prime Minister’s name ?At present, the Prime Minister isDavid Cameron

There are 34 bridges in London, one of them is called Tower Bridge. Can you name four more? London Bridge, Chelsea Bridge, Golden Jubilee Bridge, Millennium Bridge.

When FlatStanley went to the Tower of London, he saw big, black birds. How are they called? Can you write down “the legend” about them? Ravens have lived at the Tower of London for hundreds of years. Legendhas it that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London the White Tower will crumble and a great disaster shall befall England.

What’s the “Big Ben”? and where is it exactly? The Big Ben is a...