Elizabeth II held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the title or award (the title as Princess Elizabeth of York being given as from her birth), and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.
Styles of Queen Elizabeth II | |
---|---|
Reference style | Her Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Upon Elizabeth's accession to the throne, she was asked by her Private Secretary what her regnal name would be, to which she responded, "My own, of course—what else?"[4] Until 1953, her official style was by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Queen, Defender of the Faith.[5] She was proclaimed as queen using that title in Canada and South Africa,[6][7] whereas, in Australia,[8] New Zealand, and the United Kingdom,[9] she was proclaimed as Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of this Realm and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
A decision was reached by Elizabeth's prime ministers at the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference of 1952, whereby the Queen would accord herself different styles and titles in each of her realms, reflecting that in each state she acted as monarch of that particular country,[10] regardless of her other roles. Canada's preferred format was: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Canada and of Her other realms and territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.[11] However, as Australia wished to have the United Kingdom mentioned in all the Queen's titles,[12] the resolution reached was a designation that included the United Kingdom as well as, for the first time, separate reference to the other Commonwealth realms. Thereafter, separate but parallel royal styles and titles acts were passed in each of the Commonwealth realms, granting Elizabeth a distinct but similarly constituted title in each state,[10] meaning that when Elizabeth was crowned in the same year, she held seven separate titles.
With further evolution of the Commonwealth since that time, Elizabeth held at the time of her death 15 different regnal titles, one for each of the current Commonwealth realms. In all realms other than Canada and Grenada, the reference to the United Kingdom has been removed; Australia doing so in 1973,[13] in contrast to the Australian government's position 20 years earlier. Traditionally, the Queen's titles are listed in the order in which the realms other than the United Kingdom (the original realm) first became Dominions—namely, Canada (1867), Australia (1901), and New Zealand (1907)—followed by the rest in the order in which the former colony became an independent realm: Jamaica (1962), The Bahamas (1973), Grenada (1974), Papua New Guinea (1975), the Solomon Islands (1978), Tuvalu (1978), Saint Lucia (1979), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979), Belize (1981), Antigua and Barbuda (1981) and Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983).
Owing to her status, Elizabeth II was usually just known as "The Queen" across the world.[14][15][16][17]
The Queen's British styles and titles were read out at her funeral by David White, Garter Principal King of Arms, as follows:
Thus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life unto His Divine Mercy the late Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.[18]
The Queen's New Zealand styles and titles were read out at the State Memorial Service at the Wellington Cathedral on 26 September by Phillip O'Shea, New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary, as follows:
The Royal style and titles of Her Late Majesty, for use in relation to New Zealand and all other territories for whose foreign relations
Her Government in New Zealand is responsible, were—
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
Sovereign of The Order of New Zealand, Sovereign of The New Zealand Order of Merit, and Sovereign of The Queen's Service Order.
Now, it is upon His Majesty King Charles III, King of New Zealand, that these styles, titles and honours have devolved.
God save the King![19]
Though the situation was the same in every one of the Queen's realms beyond the United Kingdom, only within Scotland did the title Elizabeth II cause controversy as there had never been an Elizabeth I in Scotland. In an act of sabotage, new Royal Mail post boxes in Scotland, bearing the royal cypher EIIR, were vandalised, after which, to avoid further problems, post boxes and Royal Mail vehicles in Scotland bore only the Crown of Scotland. A legal case, MacCormick v. Lord Advocate (1953 SC 396), was taken to contest the right of the Queen to title herself Elizabeth II within Scotland, arguing that to do so would be a breach of the Act of Union. The case, however, was lost on the grounds that the pursuers had not title to sue the Crown and the numbering of monarchs was part of the royal prerogative, and thus not governed by the Act of Union. Winston Churchill suggested that future British monarchs should be numbered according to either their English or Scottish predecessors, whichever number is higher.[20]
At the opening ceremony of the devolved Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh in 1999, attended by the Queen, the Presiding Officer Lord Steel said at the close of his opening address: "It is good that today, once again, we the elected representatives of the people are able to welcome your majesty, not only as Queen of the United Kingdom, but seated as you are among us, to greet you in the historic and constitutionally correct manner, with warmth and affection, as Queen of Scots."[21] In 2002 Winnie Ewing, then president of the Scottish National Party, wrote to the Queen asking her to adopt the title Elizabeth I in Scotland.[22]
Other realms adopted the style "Queen Elizabeth II" despite never having been ruled by Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Country | Date | Title |
---|---|---|
Antigua and Barbuda |
1 November 1981
– 11 February 1982 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][24] |
11 February 1982
– 8 September 2022 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[25][26][24] | |
The Bahamas |
10 July 1973
– 27 December 1973 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of The Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][27] |
27 December 1973
– 8 September 2022 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[28][27][29] | |
Belize |
21 September 1981
– 1981 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][30] |
1981 – 8 September 2022
|
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Belize and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[31][30] | |
Canada |
6 February 1952
– 29 May 1953 |
In English: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith[32][33]
In French: Elizabeth Deux, par la Grâce de Dieu, Reine de Grande-Bretagne, d'Irlande et des Territoires britanniques au delà des mers, Défenseur de la Foi[33] |
29 May 1953
– 8 September 2022 |
In English: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[34][33][a][32]
In French: Elizabeth Deux, par la grâce de Dieu Reine du Royaume-Uni, du Canada et de ses autres royaumes et territoires, Chef du Commonwealth, Défenseur de la Foi[33][36][b][32] | |
Grenada |
7 February 1974
– 1974 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of The Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][37] |
1974 – 8 September 2022
|
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Grenada and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[38][37] | |
Jamaica |
6 August 1962
– 31 August 1962 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][39] |
31 August 1962
– 8 September 2022 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth[40][39] | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
19 September 1983
– 1983 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of The Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][41] |
1983 – 8 September 2022
|
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of Saint Christopher and Nevis Queen, Head of the Commonwealth[42][43][41] | |
Saint Lucia |
22 February 1979
– 1979 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of The Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][44] |
1979 – 8 September 2022
|
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Saint Lucia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[45][44] | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
27 October 1979
– 1979 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of The Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][46] |
1979 – 8 September 2022
|
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[47][46] | |
United Kingdom |
6 February 1952
– 28 May 1953 |
In English: Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith[48][49]
In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Hiberniae et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica Regina, Fidei Defensor[50][51] |
29 May 1953
– 8 September 2022 |
In English: Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][5][49]
In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor[50] In Welsh: Elizabeth yr Ail, trwy Ras Duw, o Deyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon a'i Theyrnasoedd a'i Thiriogaethau eraill, Brenhines, Pennaeth y Gymanwlad, Amddiffynnydd y Ffydd[52] | |
Australia |
6 February 1952
– 29 May 1953 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith[48][53] |
29 May 1953
– 19 October 1973 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Australia and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[c][55][53][56] | |
19 October 1973
– 8 September 2022 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[57][53][58] | |
New Zealand |
6 February 1952
– 29 May 1953 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith[48][59] |
29 May 1953
– 6 February 1974 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[59][60] | |
6 February 1974
– 8 September 2022 |
In English: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[61][62]
In Māori: Irihāpeti Te Tuarua, nā te huatau o te Atua, te Kuini o Aotearoa me ērā atu o Ōna Whaitua, Rohe hoki, te Upoko o te Kāhui Whenua, te Kaiwawao o te Whakapono[62] | |
Papua New Guinea |
16 September 1975
– 8 September 2022 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Papua New Guinea and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[63][64][65] |
Solomon Islands |
7 July 1978
– 1 November 2013 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][66] |
1 November 2013
– 8 September 2022 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Solomon Islands and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[66][67] | |
Tuvalu |
1 October 1978
– 12 May 1987 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][68][69] |
12 May 1987
– 8 September 2022 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Tuvalu and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[70][68][71] | |
Ghana |
6 March 1957
– 27 July 1957 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][72] |
27 July 1957
– 30 June 1960 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ghana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[73][72] | |
Nigeria |
1 October 1960
– 1 June 1961 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][74][75] |
1 June 1961
– 1 October 1963 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Nigeria and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[74][76][77][75] | |
Sierra Leone |
27 April 1961
– 16 November 1961 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][78] |
16 November 1961
– 19 April 1971 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Sierra Leone and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[79][78][80] | |
Tanganyika[d] |
9 December 1961
– 12 January 1962 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][81] |
12 January 1962
– 9 December 1962 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Tanganyika and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[81][82][83] | |
Uganda |
9 October 1962
– 2 November 1962 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][84] |
2 November 1962
– 9 October 1963 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Uganda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[84][85][86] | |
Kenya |
12 December 1963
– 21 April 1964 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][87] |
21 April 1964
– 12 December 1964 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Kenya and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[87][88][89] | |
Malawi |
6 July 1964
– 1964 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][90] |
1964
– 6 July 1966 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Malawi and of Her other Reals and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[90][91] | |
Mauritius |
12 March 1968
– 25 April 1968 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][92] |
25 April 1968
– 12 March 1992 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Mauritius and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[93][92][94] | |
South Africa |
6 February 1952
– 29 May 1953 |
In English: Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith[51][95]
In Afrikaans: Elizabeth II, Deur Gods Genade, van Groot-Brittanje, Ierland en die Britse Oorsese Geweste Koningin, Verdediger van die Geloof[95] In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Hiberniae et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica Regina, Fidei Defensor[51] |
29 May 1953
– 31 May 1961 |
In English: Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[51][95]
In Afrikaans: Elizabeth II, Koningin van Suid-Afrika en van Haar ander Koninkryke en Gebiede, Hoof van die Statebond[51][95] In Latin: Elizabeth II, Africae Australis regnorumque suo rum ceterorum Regina, consortionis populorum Princeps[51] | |
The Gambia |
18 February 1965
– 18 June 1965 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][96] |
18 June 1965
– 24 April 1970 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of The Gambia and all Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[96][97][91] | |
Trinidad and Tobago |
31 August 1962
– 2 November 1962 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][98] |
2 November 1962
– 1 August 1976 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[98][99][100] | |
Guyana |
26 May 1966
– 18 June 1966 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][101] |
18 June 1966
– 23 February 1970 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Guyana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[101][102][100] | |
Barbados |
30 November 1966
– 4 May 1967 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][103] |
4 May 1967
– 30 November 2021 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[104][103][105] | |
Pakistan |
6 February 1952
– 29 May 1953 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith[48][106] |
29 May 1953
– 23 March 1956 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of the United Kingdom and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[107][106] | |
Ceylon[e] |
6 February 1952
– 29 May 1953 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith[48][108] |
29 May 1953
– 22 May 1972 |
Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ceylon and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[109][108] | |
Malta |
21 September 1964
– 18 January 1965 |
In English: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][110]
In Maltese: Eliżabetta II, Għall-Grazzja t'Alla tar-Renju Unit tal-Britannja l-Kbira u ta' l-Irlanda ta' Fuq u tar-Renji u t-Territorji l-Oħra Tagħha, Reġina, Kap tal-Commonwealth u Difenditriċi tal-Fidi[110] |
18 January 1965
– 13 December 1974 |
In English: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Malta and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[110][111][100]
In Maltese: Eliżabetta II, Għall-Grazzja t'Alla, Reġina ta' Malta u tar-Renji u t-Territorji l-Oħra Tagħha, Kap tal-Commonwealth[110][112] | |
Fiji |
10 October 1970
– 27 November 1970 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith[23][113] |
27 November 1970
– 6 October 1987 |
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Fiji and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[93][113] |
Region | Date | Title | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Braemar, Scotland |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
|
Chieftain of the Braemar Gathering | [114][115] |
Duchy of Lancaster |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
|
Duke of Lancaster | [116][117] |
England |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
|
Seigneur of the Swans | [118][119][120] |
Fiji |
1961 – 14 March 2012
|
In Fijian: Ilisapeci – Na Radi ni Viti kei Peritania
In English: Elizabeth – Queen of Fiji and Great Britain |
[121] |
1998 – 14 March 2012
|
In Fijian: Tui VitiorVunivalu
In English: Queen or paramount chief of Fiji |
[122] | |
Gibraltar |
6 May 2010 – 8 September 2022
|
Queen of Gibraltar | [123][f] |
Guernsey |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
|
Duke of Normandy | [125] |
Isle of Man |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
|
Lord of Mann | [125] |
Jersey |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
|
Duke of Normandy | [125] |
Nebraska, United States |
? – 8 September 2022
|
Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska | [126] |
Rhodesia |
11 November 1965 – 2 March 1970
|
Queen of Rhodesia | [g][127] |
Scotland |
1 July 1999 – 8 September 2022
|
Queen of Scots | [128][129][130] |
Wales |
6 August 1946 – 2019
|
Bard Elizabeth O Windsor | [131][132][133] |
Region | Title | Ref |
---|---|---|
British Columbia, Canada | Mother of All People | [134] |
British Hong Kong | 事頭婆[h] (Cantonese: "Boss Lady") | [135] |
Jamaica | Missis Queen (InJamaican Patois) | [136][137] |
The Queen Lady (InJamaican Patois) | [136][137] | |
Maldives | Raanee (Dhivehi: Queen) | [138][139] |
New Zealand | TeKotuku Rerengatahi (Māori: Rare White Heron of Single Flight) | [140][141] |
Papua New Guinea | Missis Kwin (Tok Pisin: Mrs Queen) | [142][143] |
Mama belong big family (InTok Pisin) | [144][142] | |
Rhodesia and Nyasaland[i] | Great White Mother of Africa | [145][146] |
Russia | Baba Liza (баба Лиза) (In English: Granny Liz) | [147] |
Sierra Leone | Mama Queen II | [148] |
Namuga village, Star Harbour, Makira, Solomon Islands | Fau Ni Qweraasi (A title given to a wealthy, powerful, peaceful, and loving female leader, who is capable of resolving disputes) | [149][150] |
South Africa | Motlalepula ("The Rain Queen" or "the one who brings the rain") | [151][152] |
United Kingdom | Princess Auto Mechanic | [153][154] |
The World's Sweetheart | [155][156] | |
Elizabeth the Great | [157][158] | |
Wales | Ein Tywysoges (Welsh: Our Own Princess) | [131][132][133] |
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1935 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King George V | ||
1937 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King George VI[163] | |||
11 November 1947 – 6 February 1952 | Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter | LG | ||
1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter | |||
12 June 1947 – 6 February 1952 | Member of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India[164] | CI | ||
1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India | |||
1951 – 6 February 1952 | Lady of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | PC | ||
International | 8 July 1947 – 6 February 1952 | Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem[165] | GCStJ | |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem | |||
Commonwealth realms[j] | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order | ||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Merit | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour | |||
United Kingdom | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle | ||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of British India | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit | |||
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Burma | |||
Canada | 1957 – 8 September 2022 | Chief Hunter of the Order of the Buffalo Hunt[166] | ||
Canada | 17 April 1967 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Canada[167] | ||
Canada (British Columbia) | 1971 | Member of the Order of the Dogwood | ||
Canada | 1 July 1972 | Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit[168] | ||
Australia | 14 February 1975 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia[169] | ||
New Zealand | 13 March 1975 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Queen's Service Order[170] | ||
Barbados | 25 July 1980 – 30 November 2021 | Sovereign of the Order of Barbados[171] | ||
Saint Lucia | 1980 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of St Lucia[172] | ||
Solomon Islands | 1981 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the Solomon Islands[citation needed] | ||
New Zealand | 6 February 1987 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand[173] | ||
Belize | 16 August 1991 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero[174] | ||
16 August 1991 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Belize[174] | |||
16 August 1991 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Distinction[174] | |||
New Zealand | 30 May 1996 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit[175] | ||
The Bahamas | 1996 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Merit of The Bahamas[citation needed] | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1998 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero[citation needed] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | 31 December 1998 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero[citation needed] | ||
31 December 1998 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the Nation[citation needed] | |||
31 December 1998 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of Merit[citation needed] | |||
31 December 1998 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Princely Heritage[citation needed] | |||
Canada | 3 October 2000 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces[176] | ||
Papua New Guinea | 23 August 2005 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Logohu[177] | ||
2005 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia[177] | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2005 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of St Christopher and Nevis[citation needed] | ||
Grenada | 31 December 2007 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Prestige Order of the National Hero[178] | ||
31 December 2007 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation[k] | |||
9 December 1994 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Grenada | |||
Tuvalu | 1 October 2016 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Tuvalu Order of Merit[citation needed] |
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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British Commonwealth | 1935 | King George V Silver Jubilee Medal | ||
British Commonwealth | 1937 | King George VI Coronation Medal | ||
United Kingdom | 1945 | Defence Medal | ||
United Kingdom | 1945 | War Medal 1939–1945 | ||
Canada | 1951 | Canadian Forces' Decoration and five bars | CD | |
United Kingdom | 11 October 2016 | Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars[179][180] | ||
United Kingdom | 11 October 2016 | Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars | ||
United Kingdom | 11 October 2016 | RAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars | ||
British Commonwealth | 11 March 2020 | ULS Extension of the Service Medal of the Order of St John with 3 Gold Bars[citation needed] |
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dominica | 1985 | Dominica Award of Honour[5] | DAH | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1985 | Trinity Cross Medal in Gold[5] | TC | |
Brunei | 1992 | Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal[5] |
Source | Date | Appointment |
---|---|---|
Royal House of Mukhrani Georgia | 8 March 2017 | Grand Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia[204][205] |
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Nepal | 1961 | Mahendra Chain[5] | ||
Sudan | 1964 | Chain of Honour[5] | ||
Saudi Arabia | 1979 | Badr Chain | ||
Qatar | 1979 | Collar of the Independence[5] | ||
United Arab Emirates | 1989 | Collar of the Federation[5] |
Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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United Kingdom | 1947 – 1952 | Royal Society | Fellow (FRS) |
United Kingdom | 1947 – 2022 | Worshipful Company of Drapers | Freeman (by patrimony, her father (King George VI) being a member) |
United Kingdom | 1947 – 2022 | Institution of Civil Engineers | Honorary member and patron[228] |
United Kingdom | 1951 – 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons of England | Honorary fellow (FRCS) |
United Kingdom | 1951 – 2022 | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Honorary fellow (FRCOG) |
Country | Date | University | Degree |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1946 | University of London | Bachelor of Music (BMus) honoris causa |
United Kingdom | 1948 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) honoris causa |
United Kingdom | 1949 | University of Wales | Doctor of Music (DMus) honoris causa |
United Kingdom | 1951 | University of Edinburgh | Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa |
United Kingdom | 1951 | University of London | Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa |
In 1975 she received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[229]
In April 2013, the Queen was presented with an honorary BAFTA award by Sir Kenneth Branagh in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The BAFTA was given for her "lifelong support of the British film and television industry".[230]
On 21 June 2022, the Queen was presented with the Canterbury Cross by the Archbishop of Canterbury "for unstinting support of the Church throughout her reign."[231]
She received the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) Lifetime Achievement Award for her dedication to equestrian sports.[232]
On 14 May 2023, the Queen posthumously won a BAFTA 'Most Memorable Moment Award' as part of her role in 'Paddington meets The Queen from the Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace!' via a public vote.[233]
And as President Ronald Reagan once famously remarked, 'Throughout the world, with all due respect to every other female monarch, whenever we speak about "The Queen" we all know which one we are referring to.'
To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was the Queen," Mr. Macron said in English in a video message posted on Twitter.
The correct word for a 'queen' had always been 'die Königin', he said. However, new editions now carry an additional entry: 'die Queen'. As Duden states clearly: 'There is no plural.'
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was not just Queen Elizabeth II. She was simply The Queen.
The Governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the Queen of Gibraltar, Queen Elizabeth II.
At a ceremonial durbar, in the Sierra Leone provincial town of Bo, some of the paramount chiefs got so high on palm wine that they had to be carried to greet "Mama Queen II" (Queen Victoria was Mama Queen I).
But by the time she left, the rains had come, the crowds had turned out after all, and a legend had become official. Thabo Mbeki had declared her Motlalepula – the Rain Queen.