The UK is a political union of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Noth Irland. The UK's form of government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary sistem and its capital city is London . The current British monarch is Queen Elizabeth II.
Literature
British literature' refers to literature associated with the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Most British literature is in the English language. In 2005, some 206,000 books were published in the United Kingdom and in 2006 it was the largest publisher of books in the world.
Music
A number of UK cities are known for their music. Acts from Liverpool have had more UK chart number one hit singles per capita (54) than any other city worldwide. Glasgow's contribution to music was recognised in 2008 when it was named a UNESCO city of mysic, one of only three cities in the world to have this honour. The Beatles have international sales of over one billion units and are the biggest-selling and most influential band in the history of popular music.
The Royal Family
A royal family typically includes the spouse of the reigning monarch, surviving spouses of a deceased monarch, the children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, and paternal cousins of the reigning monarch, as well as their spouses. In some cases, royal family membership may extend to great grandchildren and more distant descendants of a monarch. In certain monarchies where voluntary abdication is the norm, such as the Netherlands, a royal family may also include one or more former monarchs.
Queen Elizabeth II 
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