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The Union Jack
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses
as its national flag the royal banner known as the Union Flag or
Union Jack. Dating from 1801, it consists of the red cross of Saint
George (patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed
on the Cross of St Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which are
superimposed on the Saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of
Scotland). Wales, however, is not represented as at the time the flag
was designed, Wales was part of the Kingdom of England.
BRITAIN'S Musical Rich List
Paul McCartney and Adele have topped the Sunday Times
Rich List polls of the wealthiest musicians.
The former Beatle shares an estimated £680 million fortune
with his wife, Nancy Shevell. And despite taking much of
last year off to recover from a throat operation and have a
baby, Adele has topped the Young Music Rich List poll with
a fortune estimated at £30 million.
The top 10 richest musicians in Britain and
Ireland according to the Sunday Times Rich
List are:
UNUSUAL ROYAL FAMILY FACTS
The Royal Family are the first thing many of us think of
when we think of Britain, but here are some things you may
not know...
• During the Queen's reign, she has received some very
strange gifts including jaguars, sloths and two beavers.
• Queen Elizabeth II was the first queen to visit China.
• The Queen sent her first e-mail in 1976.
• William the Conqueror ordered that everyone should go to
bed at eight o'clock.
• The Queen owns the largest pink diamond in the world.
• All of the invitations to William and Kate 's Wedding were
sent by fax.
• Prince Charles is a published children's author: The Old
Man of Lochnagar was published in 1980
• King Edward VIII was the first British Monarch to take to
the air in 1936
• The Queen has a gold record from EMI for selling over
100K of the CD 'Party at the Palace'.
• Until very recently, the Royal Family didn't even have a
common surname! It was only during the First World War
that they adopted the name Windsor.
Source: oldelondon.org
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1. Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell £680 million
2. Andrew Lloyd Webber - £620 million
3. U2 -£520 million
4. Sir Elton John - £240 million
5. David and Victoria Beckham - £200 million
6. Mick Jagger - £200 million
7. Michael Flatley - £191 million
8. Keith Richards - £185 million
9. Olivia and Dhani Harrison - £180 million
10. Sting £180 million
Young Music Rich List poll
1. Adele - £30 million
2. Cheryl Cole - £14 million
3. Leona Lewis - £12 million
4. Katie Melua - £12 million
5. Florence Welch - £9 million
6. Charlotte Church - £8 million
7. Jessie J - £8 million
8. Lily Allen - £8 million
9. Nadine Coyle - £6 million
10.Duffy - £6 million
Source: www.nme.com
INTERESTING FACT:
Wimbledon tournaments first
began in 1877.
