The Royal Family

The UK is an union of  four countries : England , Scotland , Wales and Northen Ireland .  London is the capital of England , infact the government resides in London . The UK is a costitutional monarchy, which means the parliament governs the country not the monarch . The parliament in the UK is divided into two houses : the House of Lords and the House of Commons . The Monarch of the UK is Queen Elizabeth ll . The original family name was different . The first Windsor was George V . The second Windsor was King Edward Vlll . Edward's brother become the new King of England when Edward abdicated. George VI was Elizabeth's father . Edimburgh is the capital of Scotland . Prince Charles is Prince of Wales . The first son who one day will be King. Prince Charles married Lady Diana in 1981 .  They have two children : Prince William and Prince Harry . Two years ago Prince William married Kate Middleton and they have one child , George Alexander Louis .