List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II (Redirected from List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth II)
Elizabeth II (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) 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
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
- 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
- 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?" 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. She was proclaimed as queen using that title in Canada and South Africa, whereas, in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, 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, 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. However, as Australia wished to have the United Kingdom mentioned in all the Queen's titles, 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, 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, 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.
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.
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!
Dispute in Scotland
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.
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." 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.
Other realms adopted the style "Queen Elizabeth II" despite never having been ruled by Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Regnal titles
Other
Region | Date | Title | Ref |
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Braemar, Scotland | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
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Chieftain of the Braemar Gathering | |
Duchy of Lancaster | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
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Duke of Lancaster | |
England | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
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Seigneur of the Swans | |
Fiji | 1961 – 14 March 2012
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In Fijian: Ilisapeci – Na Radi ni Viti kei Peritania
In English: Elizabeth – Queen of Fiji and Great Britain |
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1998 – 14 March 2012
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In Fijian: Tui Viti or Vunivalu
In English: Queen or paramount chief of Fiji |
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Gibraltar | 6 May 2010 – 8 September 2022
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Queen of Gibraltar | |
Guernsey | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
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Duke of Normandy | |
Isle of Man | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
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Lord of Mann | |
Jersey | 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
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Duke of Normandy | |
Nebraska, United States | ? – 8 September 2022
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Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska | |
Rhodesia | 11 November 1965 – 2 March 1970
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Queen of Rhodesia | |
Scotland | 1 July 1999 – 8 September 2022
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Queen of Scots | |
Wales | 6 August 1946 – 2019
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Bard Elizabeth O Windsor |
Other titles
Region | Title | Ref |
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British Columbia, Canada | Mother of All People | |
Hong Kong | 事頭婆 (Cantonese: "Boss Lady") | |
Jamaica | Missis Queen (In Jamaican Patois) | |
The Queen Lady (In Jamaican Patois) | ||
New Zealand | Te Kotuku Rerengatahi (Māori: Rare White Heron of Single Flight) | |
Papua New Guinea | Missis Kwin (Tok Pisin: Mrs Queen) | |
Mama belong big family (In Tok Pisin) | ||
Rhodesia and Nyasaland | Great White Mother of Africa | |
Russia | Baba Liza (баба Лиза) (In English: Granny Liz) | |
Sierra Leone | Mama Queen II | |
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) | |
South Africa | Motlalepula ("The Rain Queen" or "the one who brings the rain") | |
United Kingdom | Princess Auto Mechanic | |
The World's Sweetheart | ||
Elizabeth the Great | ||
Wales | Ein Tywysoges (Welsh: Our Own Princess) |
Military ranks
- United Kingdom
- 24 February – 26 July 1945: Hon. Second Subaltern, Auxiliary Territorial Service
- 26 July 1945 – 24 July 1947: Hon. Junior Commander, Auxiliary Territorial Service
- 24 July 1947 – 1 February 1949: Hon. Senior Controller, Auxiliary Territorial Service
- 1 February 1949 – March 1950: Hon. Senior Controller, Women's Royal Army Corps
Commonwealth of Nations honours
Commonwealth realms
Appointments
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 1935 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King George V | ||
1937 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King George VI | |||
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 | 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 | GCStJ | |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem | |||
Commonwealth realms | 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 | ||
Canada | 17 April 1967 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Canada | ||
Canada (British Columbia) | 1971 | Member of the Order of the Dogwood | ||
Canada | 1 July 1972 | Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit | ||
Australia | 14 February 1975 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia | ||
New Zealand | 13 March 1975 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign Head of the Queen's Service Order | ||
Barbados | 25 July 1980 – 30 November 2021 | Sovereign of the Order of Barbados | ||
Saint Lucia | 1980 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of St Lucia | ||
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 | ||
Belize | 16 August 1991 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero | ||
16 August 1991 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Belize | |||
16 August 1991 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Distinction | |||
New Zealand | 30 May 1996 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit | ||
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 | ||
Papua New Guinea | 23 August 2005 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Logohu | ||
2005 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia | |||
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[citation needed] | ||
31 December 2007 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Order of Grenada[citation needed] | |||
Tuvalu | 1 October 2016 – 8 September 2022 | Sovereign of the Tuvalu Order of Merit[citation needed] |
Decorations and medals
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 | ||
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] |
Other Commonwealth countries
Appointments
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Tonga | 19 December 1953 | Most Illustrious Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III[citation needed] | ||
Pakistan | 1960 | Nishan-e-Pakistan | NPk | |
Nigeria | 1969 | Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger | GCON | |
Singapore | 1972 | Order of Temasek | DUT(1st) | |
Malaysia | 1972 | Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (Kehormat) | DMN | |
Maldives | 1972 | Member of the Distinguished Order of Ghaazi Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzaitheri Veriyaa | NGIV | |
Brunei | 1972 | Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei | DKMB | |
Kenya | 1972 | Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya | CGH | |
Gambia | 1974 | Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of Gambia | GCRG | |
Malawi | 1979 | Member First Class of the Order of the Lion | ||
Botswana | 1979 | Member of the Presidential Order of Botswana | POB | |
Nigeria | 1989 | Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic | GCFR | |
Malta | 28 May 1992 | Honorary Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit | KUOM | |
Brunei | 1992 | Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei | DKMB | |
South Africa | 1995 | Grand Cross in Gold of the Order of Good Hope | ||
Malta | 23 October 2000 | Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit | ||
Malta | 23 November 2005 | Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika | SG | |
Ghana | 2007 | Honorary Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana | CSG | |
South Africa | 2010 | Companion in Gold of the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo |
Decorations and medals
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Dominica | 1985 | Dominica Award of Honour | DAH | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1985 | Trinity Cross Medal in Gold | TC | |
Brunei | 1992 | Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal |
Foreign honours
Appointments
Dynastic orders
Source | Date | Appointment |
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Royal House of Mukhrani Georgia | 8 March 2017 | Grand Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia |
Decorations
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Nepal | 1961 | Mahendra Chain | ||
Sudan | 1964 | Chain of Honour | ||
Saudi Arabia | 1979 | Badr Chain | ||
Qatar | 1979 | Collar of the Independence | ||
United Arab Emirates | 1989 | Collar of the Federation |
Honorary military and police positions
- 1953 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Engineers
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps
- 1953 – 2022: Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Australian Citizen Air Force
- 1947 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of le Régiment de la Chaudière
- 1947 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the 48th Highlanders of Canada
- 1950 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's)
- 1952 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Horse Guards
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Own Calgary Regiment
- 1953 – 1967: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal 22e Régiment
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Foot Guards
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Canadian Grenadier Guards
- 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
- 1958 – 1968: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
- 1977 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Military Engineers Branch
- 1981 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Calgary Highlanders
- 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
- 1953 – 2012: Honorary Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- 2012 – 2022: Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- 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
- 1953 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps
- 1953 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1949 – 2022: Honorary Brigadier of the Women's Royal Army Corps
- 1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Life Guards
- 1952 – 1969: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Horse Guards
- 1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards
- 1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards
- 1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards
- 1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards
- 1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards
- 1952 – 2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Artillery
- 1952 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers
- 1952 – 2022: Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company
- 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
- 1953 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welch Fusiliers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 1970 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment
- 1971 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
- 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
- 1993 – 2022: Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers
- 1993 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1994 – 2014: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
- 2006 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welsh
- 2006 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
- 2006 – 2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
- 2006 – 2022: Royal Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
- 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
Freedom of the City
- Commonwealth realms
- 11 June 1947: London
- 5 July 1947: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- 16 July 1947: Edinburgh
- 20 September 1947: Royal Burgh of Stirling
- 27 May 1948: Cardiff
- 26 May 1949: Belfast
- 10 October 1951: Ottawa
- Foreign
- 1976: Philadelphia
- 27 February 1983: Long Beach, California
- 1988: Madrid
Memberships and fellowships
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 |
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) |
Scholastic
Degrees
Country | Date | University | Degree |
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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 |
Others
In 1975 she received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.
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".
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."
She received the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) Lifetime Achievement Award for her dedication to equestrian sports.
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.
See also
- 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 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
- Elizabeth II-related lists
- Lists of titles by person of the United Kingdom
- British monarchy-related lists
- BAFTA winners (people)
- Collars of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin
- Collars of the Order of the White Lion
- Honorary Companions of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit (Malta)
- Companions of the Order of the Crown of India
- Grand Collars of the Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Grand Cordons of the Order of Valour
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ (Portugal)
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Aviz
- Recipients of the Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil)
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Grand Crosses with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Sun of Peru
- Grand Commanders of the Order of the Niger
- Knights Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain
- Honorary Companions of the Order of the Star of Ghana
- Recipients of the Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
- Recipients of the Darjah Utama Temasek
- Grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Commonwealth royal styles
- First Class of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
- Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Ethiopia
- Recipients of the Collar of Honour
- Recipients of the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo