…a cocktail made from champagne or sparkling white wine and cassis…
…a city in southeastern Michigan, northwest of Detroit; population 57,110 (est. 2008)…
…a sprig of oak worn on 29 May to commemorate the restoration of Charles II (1660), who hid in an oak tree after the battle of Worcester (1651)…
…the use of ‘we’ instead of ‘I’ by a single person, as traditionally used by a sovereign…
…a large pale green fern which has very long spreading fronds with widely spaced oblong lobes, occurring worldwide in wet habitats…
…a whale, porpoise, or sturgeon caught near the British coast or cast ashore there. In these circumstances they belong to the Crown or, in the Duchy of Cornwall, to the Prince of Wales…
…(in poker) a straight flush including ace, king, queen, jack, and ten all in the same suit, which is the hand of the highest possible value when wild cards are not in use…
…a New Zealand dessert apple of a variety with red and yellow skin…
…a steep defile on the Arkansas River in south central Colorado, near Cañon City, a noted tourist attraction. Also called Grand Canyon of the Arkansas…
…hard white icing made from icing sugar and egg whites, typically used to decorate fruit cakes…
…a substance secreted by honeybee workers and fed by them to larvae which are being raised as potential queen bees…
…the establishment responsible for the manufacture of British coins. Set up in 1810 in London, it moved in 1968 to Llantrisant in South Wales…
…the British navy. It was the most powerful navy in the world from the 17th century until the Second World War…
…a gold coin worth fifteen shillings, made chiefly in the reign of James I and bearing a representation of a sun with rays…
…assent of the sovereign to a Bill which has been passed by Parliament, and which thus becomes an Act of Parliament. Royal assent by the sovereign (in person or through commissioners of the Crown) is required before a Bill (or a Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England) can come into force as law, but it has not been withheld since 1707…
…a British armed service (part of the Royal Navy) founded in 1664, trained for service at sea, or on land under specific circumstances…
…the oldest and most prestigious scientific society in Britain. It was formed by followers of Francis Bacon to promote scientific discussion especially in the physical sciences, and received its charter from Charles II in 1662…
…a warrant issued by the sovereign, especially one authorizing a company to display the royal arms, indicating that goods or services are supplied to the sovereign or to a member of the royal family…
…the eldest daughter of a reigning monarch (especially as a title conferred by the British monarch)…
…a small West African antelope with an arched back, short neck, and a red and brown coat…
…the field engineering and construction corps of the British army…
…a banner bearing the royal coat of arms, flown in the presence of royalty…
…a way of attaining or reaching something without trouble…
…(in the UK) a commission of inquiry appointed by the Crown on the recommendation of the government…
…a British society founded in 1799 for the diffusion of scientific knowledge. It organizes educational events, promotes research, and maintains a museum, library, and information service…
…the official astronomical institution of Great Britain. It was founded at Greenwich in London in 1675 by Charles II, and the original buildings now form part of the National Maritime Museum…
…the British air force, formed in 1918 by amalgamation of the Royal Flying Corps (founded 1912) and the Royal Naval Air Service (founded 1914)…
…the oldest rowing regatta in Europe, inaugurated in 1839 at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and held annually in the first week in July…
…(in the UK) an association for the charitable support of ex-servicemen and -women and their immediate dependants, formed in 1921…
…(in the UK) an order founded by Edward VII in 1902 and conferred by the sovereign on special occasions…
