List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II wearing orders and decorations of different countries
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.
Royal titles and styles
[edit]Styles of Queen Elizabeth II | |
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Reference style | Her Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
- 21 April 1926 – 11 December 1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York[1]
- 11 December 1936 – 20 November 1947: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth
- 20 November 1947 – 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh[2][3]
- 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022: Her Majesty The Queen
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]
Dispute in Scotland
[edit]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.
Regnal titles
[edit]Country | Date | Title |
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![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] | |
![]() | 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] |
Other
[edit]Region | Date | Title | Ref |
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![]() | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Chieftain of the Braemar Gathering | [114][115] |
![]() | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Duke of Lancaster | [116][117] |
![]() | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Seigneur of the Swans | [118][119][120] |
![]() | 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 Viti or Vunivalu In English: Queen or paramount chief of Fiji | [122] | |
![]() | 6 May 2010 – 8 September 2022 | Queen of Gibraltar | [123][f] |
![]() | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Duke of Normandy | [125] |
![]() | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Lord of Mann | [125] |
![]() | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Duke of Normandy | [125] |
![]() | ? – 8 September 2022 | Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska | [126] |
![]() | 11 November 1965 – 2 March 1970 | Queen of Rhodesia | [g][127] |
![]() | 1 July 1999 – 8 September 2022 | Queen of Scots | [128][129][130] [full citation needed] |
![]() | 6 August 1946 – 2019 | Bard Elizabeth O Windsor | [131][132][133] |
Other titles
[edit]Region | Title | Ref |
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![]() | Mother of All People | [134] |
![]() | 事頭婆[h] (Cantonese: "Boss Lady") | [135] |
![]() | Missis Queen (In Jamaican Patois) | [136][137] |
The Queen Lady (In Jamaican Patois) | [136][137] | |
![]() | Raanee (Dhivehi: Queen) | [138][139] |
![]() | Te Kotuku Rerengatahi (Māori: Rare White Heron of Single Flight) | [140][141] |
![]() | Missis Kwin (Tok Pisin: Mrs Queen) | [142][143] |
Mama belong big family (In Tok Pisin) | [144][142] | |
![]() | Great White Mother of Africa | [145][146] |
![]() | Baba Liza (баба Лиза) (In English: Granny Liz) | [147] |
![]() | 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] |
![]() | Motlalepula ("The Rain Queen" or "the one who brings the rain") | [151][152] |
![]() | Princess Auto Mechanic | [153][154] |
The World's Sweetheart | [155][156] | |
Elizabeth the Great | [157][158] | |
![]() | Ein Tywysoges (Welsh: Our Own Princess) | [131][132][133] |
Military ranks
[edit]United Kingdom
- 24 February – 26 July 1945: Hon. Second Subaltern, Auxiliary Territorial Service[159]
- 26 July 1945 – 24 July 1947: Hon. Junior Commander, Auxiliary Territorial Service[160]
- 24 July 1947 – 1 February 1949: Hon. Senior Controller, Auxiliary Territorial Service[161]
- 1 February 1949 – March 1950: Hon. Senior Controller, Women's Royal Army Corps[162]
Commonwealth of Nations honours
[edit]Commonwealth realms
[edit]Appointments
[edit]Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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![]() | 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 | ![]() | ||
![]() | 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 | ![]() | ||
![]() | 1957 – 8 September 2022 | Chief Hunter of the Order of the Buffalo Hunt[166] | ||
![]() | 17 April 1967 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Canada[167] | ![]() | |
![]() | 1971 | Member of the Order of the Dogwood | ||
![]() | 1 July 1972 | Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit[168] | ![]() | |
![]() | 14 February 1975 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia[169] | ![]() | |
![]() | 13 March 1975 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Queen's Service Order[170] | ![]() | |
![]() | 25 July 1980 – 30 November 2021 | Sovereign of the Order of Barbados[171] | ![]() | |
![]() | 1980 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of St Lucia[172] | ![]() | |
![]() | 1981 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the Solomon Islands[citation needed] | ![]() | |
![]() | 6 February 1987 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand[173] | ![]() | |
![]() | 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] | ![]() | ||
![]() | 30 May 1996 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit[175] | ![]() | |
![]() | 1996 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Merit of The Bahamas[citation needed] | ![]() | |
![]() | 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 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] | ![]() | ||
![]() | 3 October 2000 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces[176] | ![]() | |
![]() | 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] | ![]() | ||
![]() | 2005 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of St Christopher and Nevis[citation needed] | ![]() | |
![]() | 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 | ![]() | ||
![]() | 1 October 2016 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Tuvalu Order of Merit[citation needed] | ![]() |
Decorations and medals
[edit]Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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![]() | 1935 | King George V Silver Jubilee Medal | ![]() | |
![]() | 1937 | King George VI Coronation Medal | ![]() | |
![]() | 1945 | Defence Medal | ![]() | |
![]() | 1945 | War Medal 1939–1945 | ![]() | |
![]() | 1951 | Canadian Forces' Decoration and five bars | ![]() | CD |
![]() | 11 October 2016 | Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars[179][180] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | 11 October 2016 | Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | 11 October 2016 | RAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
![]() | 11 March 2020 | ULS Extension of the Service Medal of the Order of St John with 3 Gold Bars[citation needed] | ![]() |
Other Commonwealth countries
[edit]Appointments
[edit]Decorations and medals
[edit]Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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![]() | 1985 | Dominica Award of Honour[5] | ![]() | DAH |
![]() | 1985 | Trinity Cross Medal in Gold[5] | ![]() | TC |
![]() | 1992 | Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal[5] | ![]() |
Foreign honours
[edit]Appointments
[edit]Dynastic orders
[edit]Source | Date | Appointment |
---|---|---|
Royal House of Mukhrani Georgia | 8 March 2017 | Grand Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia[204][205] |
Decorations
[edit]Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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![]() | 1961 | Mahendra Chain[5] | ||
![]() | 1964 | Chain of Honour[5] | ![]() | |
![]() | 1979 | Badr Chain | ||
![]() | 1979 | Collar of the Independence[5] | ![]() | |
![]() | 1989 | Collar of the Federation[5] | ![]() |
Honorary military and police positions
[edit]1953 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Engineers[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps[206]
1953 – 2022: Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Australian Citizen Air Force
1947 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of le Régiment de la Chaudière[206]
1947 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the 48th Highlanders of Canada[206]
1950 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)[206]
1952 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Horse Guards[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Own Calgary Regiment[206]
1953 – 1967: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal 22e Régiment[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Foot Guards[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Canadian Grenadier Guards[206]
1953 – 1956: Colonel-in-Chief of the Carleton and York Regiment
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Canadian Guards
1956 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Brunswick Regiment[206]
1958 – 1968: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps[206]
1977 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Military Engineers Branch[206]
1981 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Calgary Highlanders[206]
2013 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders
1953 – 1968: Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force Auxiliary[207]
1953 – 2012: Honorary Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
2012 – 2022: Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police[208]
1970 – 1987: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Fiji Military Forces
1959 – 1960: Colonel-in-Chief of the Ghana Regiment of Infantry
1953 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery[206]
1953 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps[206]
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers[206]
1953 – 1964: Colonel-in-Chief of the Countess of Ranfurly's Own Auckland Regiment
1953 – 1964: Colonel-in-Chief of the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
1964 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment[206]
1977 – 1996: Colonel-in-Chief Royal of the New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps
1953 – 2022: Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Territorial Air Force of New Zealand
1947 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Durban Light Infantry
1947 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the South African Railways and Harbours Brigade
1952 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Imperial Light Horse
1953 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Natal Carbineers
1953 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Kaffrarian Rifles
1942 – 1952: Colonel of the Grenadier Guards[209]
1947 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
1947 – 1993: Colonel-in-Chief of the 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers[210]
1949 – 2022: Honorary Brigadier of the Women's Royal Army Corps
1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Life Guards[206]
1952 – 1969: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Horse Guards
1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards[206]
1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards[206]
1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards[206]
1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards[206]
1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards[206]
1952 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Artillery[206]
1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers[206]
1952 – 2022: Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company[206]
1952 – 2022: Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets
1953 – 1971: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Greys
1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Tank Regiment[206]
1953 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welch Fusiliers[206]
1953 – 1970: Colonel-in-Chief of the Loyal Regiment
1953 – 1966: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Royal Rifle Corps
1953 – 1956: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps
1953 – 1956: Honorary Colonel of the Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars
1953 – 2022: Captain-General of the Combined Cadet Force[206]
1953 – 1959: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal West African Frontier Force
1953 – 1964: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's African Rifles
1953 – 1964: Colonel-in-Chief of the Northern Rhodesia Regiment
1953 – 1974: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Malta Artillery
1953 – 1972: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Own Malta Regiment
1953 – 1970: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Rhodesia Regiment
1953 – 1992: Colonel-in-Chief of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry[211]
1956 – 1963: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment
1956 – 2022: Honorary Colonel of the Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry
1959 – 1963: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Nigerian Military Forces
1959 – 1971: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces
1964 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Malawi Rifles[206]
1 April 1964 – 10 June 2011: Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
1966 – 2007: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Green Jackets
1969 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)[206]
1970 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment
1971 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards[206]
1971 – 1999: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Yeomanry
1973 – 1992: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry
1977 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Military Police
1992 – 2022: Patron of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department
1992 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Adjutant General's Corps[206][212]
1993 – 2022: Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers
1993 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Royal Lancers[206][212]
1994 – 2014: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry[206]
2006 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welsh[206]
2006 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland[206]
2006 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment[206]
2006 – 2022: Royal Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[206]
1953 – 1996: Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Observer Corps
1953 – 2022: Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
1953 – 2022: Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force Regiment
1953 – 2022: Commandant-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell
1977 – 2022: Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Air Force Marham
2000 – 2022: Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron
2014 – 2022: Lady Sponsor of HMS Queen Elizabeth
Non-national titles and honours
[edit]Freedom of the City
[edit]- Commonwealth realms
11 June 1947: London[213][214][215]
5 July 1947: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead[216][217]
16 July 1947: Edinburgh[218][219]
20 September 1947: Royal Burgh of Stirling[220]
27 May 1948: Cardiff[221][222]
26 May 1949: Belfast[223]
10 October 1951: Ottawa[224]
- Foreign
1976: Philadelphia[225]
27 February 1983: Long Beach, California[226]
1988: Madrid[227]
Memberships and fellowships
[edit]Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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![]() | 1947 – 1952 | Royal Society | Fellow (FRS) |
![]() | 1947 – 2022 | Worshipful Company of Drapers | Freeman (by patrimony, her father (King George VI) being a member) |
![]() | 1947 – 2022 | Institution of Civil Engineers | Honorary member and patron[228] |
![]() | 1951 – 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons of England | Honorary fellow (FRCS) |
![]() | 1951 – 2022 | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Honorary fellow (FRCOG) |
Scholastic
[edit]Degrees
[edit]Country | Date | University | Degree |
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![]() | 1946 | University of London | Bachelor of Music (BMus) honoris causa |
![]() | 1948 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) honoris causa |
![]() | 1949 | University of Wales | Doctor of Music (DMus) honoris causa |
![]() | 1951 | University of Edinburgh | Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa |
![]() | 1951 | University of London | Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa |
Others
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]- Style of the British sovereign
- Style and title of the Canadian sovereign
- List of things named after Elizabeth II
- List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of Charles III
- List of titles and honours of Queen Camilla
- List of titles and honours of Anne, Princess Royal
- List of titles and honours of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of George VI
- List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- List of titles and honours of William, Prince of Wales
- List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales
- List of titles and honours of George V
- List of titles and honours of Mary of Teck
- List of titles and honours of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
- List of honours of the British royal family by country
- Flags of Elizabeth II