Question: Where did the 2008 Olympics torch relay begin, in the city where the monarch who ejected the Benedictines in 1559, was born?

She was educated privately at home. Her father acceded to the throne on the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in 1936, from which time she was the heir presumptive. She began to undertake public duties during World War II, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Elizabeth was born in London to the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and was the elder of their two daughters. In 1947, she married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with whom she has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward. <SEP> In 1560, Elizabeth re-established Westminster as a "Royal Peculiar" – a church of the Church of England responsible directly to the Sovereign, rather than to a diocesan bishop – and made it the Collegiate Church of St Peter (that is, a non-cathedral church with an attached chapter of canons, headed by a dean.) The abbey was restored to the Benedictines under the Catholic Mary I of England, but they were again ejected under Elizabeth I in 1559. The last of Mary's abbots was made the first dean. <SEP> north korea: the event was held in pyongyang on april 28. it was the first time that the olympic torch has traveled to north korea. a crowd of thousands waving pink paper flowers and small flags with the beijing olympics logo were organized by the authoritarian regime watched the beginning of the relay in pyongyang, some waving chinese flags. the event was presided over by the head of the country's parliament, kim yong nam. the north, an ally of china, has been critical of disruptions to the torch relay elsewhere and has supported beijing in its actions against protests in tibet. kim passed the torch to the first runner pak du ik, who played on north korea's 1966 world cup soccer team, as he began the 19-kilometre route through pyongyang. the relay began from the large sculpted flame of the obelisk of the juche tower, which commemorates the national ideology of juche, or "self-reliance", created by the country's late founding president kim il sung, father of leader kim jong il, who did not attend. <SEP> bruny surin (born july 12, 1967) is a canadian track and field athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 summer olympics. in 2008 he was inducted into canada's sports hall of fame as part of the 1996 summer olympics 4x100 relay team. in the 100 metres, he has broken the 10-second barrier multiple times and holds a personal record of 9.84 seconds. <SEP> The 48 km (30 mi) leg took a total of seven and a half hours to complete, and attracted protests by pro-Tibetan independence and pro-Human Rights supporters, prompting changes to the planned route and an unscheduled move onto a bus, which was then briefly halted by protestors. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has officially complained to Beijing Organising Committee about the conduct of the tracksuit-clad Chinese security guards. The Chinese officials, seen manhandling protesters, were described by both the London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Lord Coe, chairman of the London Olympic Committee as "thugs". A Metropolitan police briefing paper revealed that security for the torch relay cost £750,000 and the participation of the Chinese security team had been agreed in advance, despite the Mayor stating, "We did not know beforehand these thugs were from the security services. Had I known so, we would have said no." Great Britain: The torch relay leg held in London, the host city of the 2012 Summer Olympics, on April 6 began at Wembley Stadium, passed through the City of London, and eventually ended at O2 Arena in the eastern part of the city.