List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (born 21 April 1926) has 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.

The Royal Cypher of Elizabeth II, surmounted by St Edward's Crown

Royal titles and styles
Styles of
Queen Elizabeth II
Reference styleHer Majesty
Spoken styleYour 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
  • Since 6 February 1952: 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?"[1] 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.[2] She was proclaimed as queen using that title in Canada and South Africa,[3][4] whereas, in Australia,[5] New Zealand, and the United Kingdom,[6] 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,[7] 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.[8] However, as Australia wished to have the United Kingdom mentioned in all the Queen's titles,[9] 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,[7] 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 now holds 16 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,[10] 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), Barbados (1966), 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).

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. It was suggested by Winston Churchill that future British monarchs should be numbered according to either their English or Scottish predecessors, whichever number is higher.[11]

Less publicised controversies included the argument that the monarch was addressed as Your Grace in the pre-union Kingdom of Scotland (the monarchs of Renaissance England had been called both "Your Grace" and "Your Majesty"[12]) and that the standard title had been King/Queen of Scots (rex/regina scotorum) rather than of Scotland (rex/regina scotiae). 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."[13] 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.[14]

Current

Americas
 Antigua and Barbuda
  • 1982 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 The Bahamas
  • 1973 – : Her Majesty 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
 Barbados
  • 1966 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Belize
  • 1981 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth The Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Belize and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Canada
  • 6 February 1952 – 29 May 1953: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith
  • 29 May 1953 – :
In English: Her Majesty 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[15][16][N 1]
In French: Sa Majesté 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[16][18][N 2]
 Grenada
  • 1974 – : Her Majesty 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
 Jamaica
  • 1962 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • 1983 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Saint Lucia
  • 1979 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Lucia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • 1979 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

The British Isles
 United Kingdom
  • 6 February 1952 – 28 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
In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Hiberniae et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica Regina, Fidei Defensor
  • 29 May 1953 – :
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[19][2]
In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor

Oceania
 Australia
  • 6 February 1952 – 1953: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith
  • 1953 – 1973: Her Majesty 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[N 3][21]
  • 1973 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
New Zealand
  • 6 February 1952 – 1953: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith
  • 1953 – 1974: Her Majesty Elizabeth II, 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
  • 1974 – : Her Majesty 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
 Papua New Guinea
  • 1975 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Papua New Guinea and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[22]
 Solomon Islands
  • 1978 – : Queen of Solomon Islands and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[23]
 Tuvalu
  • 1978 – : Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Tuvalu and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

Former

Africa
 Ghana
  • 1957 – 1960: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ghana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Nigeria
  • 1960 – 1963: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Nigeria and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Sierra Leone
  • 1961 – 1971: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Sierra Leone and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Tanganyika[N 4]
  • 1961 – 1962: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Tanganyika and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Uganda
  • 1962 – 1963: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Uganda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Kenya
  • 1963 – 1964: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Kenya and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Malawi
  • 1964 – 1966: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Malawi and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Mauritius
  • 1968 – 1992: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Mauritius and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 South Africa
  • 1953 – 1961
In English: Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[24][25]
In Afrikaans: Elizabeth II, Koningin van Suid-Afrika en van Haar ander Koninkryke en Gebiede, Hoof van die Statebond[25]
In Latin: Elizabeth II, Africae Australis regnorumque suo rum ceterorum Regina, consortionis populorum Princeps[25]
 Gambia
  • 1965 – 1970: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of The Gambia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
[N 5]

The Americas
 Trinidad and Tobago
  • 1962 – 1976: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
 Guyana
  • 1966 – 1970: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Guyana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

Asia
 Pakistan
  • 1953 – 1956: Elizabeth the Second, Queen of the United Kingdom and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[24]
 Ceylon[N 6]
  • 1953 – 1972: Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ceylon and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth[24]

Europe
 Malta
  • 1964 – 1974: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Malta and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

Oceania
 Fiji
  • 1970 – 1987: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Fiji and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

Unofficial

Americas
 British Columbia, Canada
  • 1959 – : Mother of all People[26]
 Jamaica
  • 1952 – :In Jamaican Patois: Missis Queen or The Queen Lady[27][28]
 Nebraska, United States

Europe
 Gibraltar
  • 6 May 2010 – : Queen of Gibraltar[29][N 7]
 Guernsey
 Isle of Man
 Jersey
  • 6 February 1952 – : Duke of Normandy

Oceania
 Fiji
  • 1998 – 2012:
In Fijian: Tui Viti or Vunivalu[31]
In English: Queen or paramount chief of Fiji
 New Zealand
  • 1952 – :
In Māori: Kotuku
In English: The White Heron[32]

Military ranks
 Canada
New Zealand
 United Kingdom

Commonwealth of Nations honours

Commonwealth realms

Appointments
Country Date Appointment Post-nominal
letters
 United Kingdom 1935Recipientof the Royal Family Order of King George V
1937Recipientof the Royal Family Order of King George VI[37]
11 November 1947 – 6 February 1952Royal Ladyof the Most Noble Order of the Garter
LG
1952 – Sovereign
12 June 1947 – 6 February 1952Memberof the Imperial Order of the Crown of India[38]
CI
1952 – Sovereign
1951 – 6 February 1952Lady of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy CouncilPC
International8 July 1947 – 6 February 1952Dame Grand Cross [39]of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
GCStJ
6 February 1952 – Sovereign Head
Commonwealth realms[N 8] 6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Order of Merit
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour
 United Kingdom 6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Order of British India
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit
6 February 1952 – Sovereign of the Order of Burma
 Canada1957 – Chief Hunter of the Order of the Buffalo Hunt[40]
 Canada17 April 1967 – Sovereign of the Order of Canada[41]
 Canada (British Columbia)1971 – Member of the Order of the Dogwood
 Canada1 July 1972 – Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit[42]
 Australia14 February 1975 – Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia[43]
 New Zealand13 March 1975 – Sovereign Head of the Queen's Service Order[44]
 Barbados27 July 1980 – Sovereign of the Order of Barbados
 Saint Lucia1980 – Sovereign of the Order of St Lucia[45]
 Solomon Islands1981 – Sovereign of the Order of the Solomon Islands
 New Zealand6 February 1987 – Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand[46]
 Belize 16 August 1991 – Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero
16 August 1991 – Sovereign of the Order of Belize
16 August 1991 – Sovereign of the Order of Distinction
 New Zealand30 May 1996 – Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit[47]
 Bahamas1996 – Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Bahamas
 Saint Kitts and Nevis1998 – Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero
 Antigua and Barbuda 31 December 1998 – Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero
31 December 1998 – Sovereign of the Order of the Nation
31 December 1998 – Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of Merit (Antigua and Barbuda)
31 December 1998 – Sovereign of the Order of Princely Heritage
 Canada3 October 2000 – Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces[48]
 Papua New Guinea23 August 2005 – Sovereign of the Order of Logohu
2005 – Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia
 Saint Kitts and Nevis2005 – Sovereign of the Order of St Christopher and Nevis
 Grenada31 December 2007 – Sovereign of the Prestige Order of the National Hero
31 December 2007 – Sovereign of the Order of Grenada
 Bahamas 2016 – Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero (Bahamas)
2016 – Sovereign of the Order of the Nation
2016 – Sovereign of the Order of Excellence
2016 – Sovereign of the Order of Distinction (Bahamas)
2016 – Sovereign of the Order of Merit (Bahamas)
2016 – Sovereign of the Order of Lignum Vitae
 Tuvalu1 October 2016 – Sovereign of the Tuvalu Order of Merit

Decorations and medals
Country Date Decoration Post-nominal
letters
British Commonwealth1935King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
British Commonwealth1937King George VI Coronation Medal
 United Kingdom1945Defence Medal
 United Kingdom1945War Medal 1939–1945
 Canada1951Canadian Forces Decoration and five bars
CD
 United Kingdom11 October 2016Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars
[49][50]
 United Kingdom11 October 2016Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars
 United Kingdom11 October 2016RAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and five bars
British Commonwealth11 March 2020ULS Extension of the Service Medal of the Order of St John with 3 Gold Bars
[51]

Other Commonwealth countries

Appointments
Country Date awarded Appointment Post-nominal
letters
 Tonga19 December 1953The Most Illustrious Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III[52]
 Pakistan1960Nishan-e-Pakistan[2]
NPk
 Nigeria1969Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger[2]
GCON
 Singapore1972Order of Temasek[2]
DUT(1st)
 Malaysia1972Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (Kehormat)[2][53]
DMN
 Maldives1972Member of the Distinguished Order of Ghaazi[2] Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzaitheri Veriyaa
NGIV
 Brunei1972Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei[2]
DKMB
 Kenya1972Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya[2]
CGH
 Gambia1974Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of Gambia[2]
GCRG
 Malawi1979Member First Class of the Order of the Lion[2]
 Botswana1979Member of the Presidential Order[2]
POB
 Nigeria1989Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic[54]
GCFR
 Malta28 May 1992Honorary Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit[55]
KUOM
 Brunei1992Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei[2]
DKMB
 South Africa1995Grand Cross in Gold of the Order of Good Hope[2]
 Malta23 October 2000Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit[55]
 Malta23 November 2005Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika[56]
SG
 Ghana2007Honorary Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana[57]
CSG
 South Africa2010Companion in Gold of the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo[58]

Decorations and medals
Country Date Decoration Post-nominal
letters
 Dominica1985Dominica Award of Honour[2]
DAH
 Trinidad and Tobago1985Trinity Cross Medal in Gold[2]
TC
 Brunei1992Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal[2]

Foreign honours

Appointments
Country Date Appointment Post-nominal
letters
 Denmark1947Knight of the Order of the Elephant[2]
RE
 Egypt1948Grand Cordon of the Order of El Kemal[2]
 France1948Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour[2]
   Nepal1949Order of Ojaswi Rajanya[2]
 Netherlands1950Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[2]
 Jordan1953Member with Collarof the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali[2]
1984Member with Sash
 Sweden1953Memberof the Royal Order of the Seraphim[2]
LSerafO
1975Member with CollarLSerafO m kedja
 Panama1953Gold Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero[2]
 Libya1954Grand Collar of the Order of Idris I[2]
Ethiopia1954Chain and Collar of the Order of the Seal of Solomon[2]
 Norway1955Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav[2]
 Portugal1955Sash of the Three Orders[2] (the Order of Christ, the Order of Aviz and the Order of Santiago conferred as a single award)
 Iraq1956Member with Chain of the Grand Order of the Hashemites[2]
 Italy1958Dame of the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Republic[2]
Germany1958Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[2]
 Peru1960Grand Cross in Diamonds of the Order of the Sun[2]
 Argentina1960Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin[2]
 Thailand1960Dame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri[2]
 Tunisia1961Grand Collar of the Order of Independence[2]
 Finland1961Collar of the Order of the White Rose[2]
 Mali1961Grand Cordon of the National Order of Mali
 Senegal1961Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion[2]
 Liberia1961Knight Grand Bandof the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia[2]
1979Knight Grand Cordon with Collar
 Côte d'Ivoire1961Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast[2]
 Liberia1962Knight Grand Band of the Order of the Star of Africa[2]
 Japan1962Collar and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum[2]
 Cameroon1963Grand Cross of the Ordre de la Valeur Camerounaise[2]
 Belgium1963Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold[2]
 Greece1963Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer[2]
GCR
 Iceland1963Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon[2]
 Chile1965Grand Collar of the Order of Merit[2]
 Austria1966Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[2][59]
 Brazil1968Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross[2]
 Abu Dhabi1969Member First Class of the Order of Al-Nahayyan[2]
 Gabon1969Grand Cross of the Order of the Equatorial Star[2]
Afghanistan1971Order of the Supreme Sun[2]
 Luxembourg1972Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau[2]
 Yugoslavia1972Yugoslav Great Star[2]
 Mexico1973Grand Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle[2]
 Zaire1973Grand Cordon of the Order of the Leopard[2]
 Egypt1975Collar of the Order of the Nile[2]
 Japan1975Golden Medal of Merit of Japanese Red Cross
 Japan1975Golden Medal of Honorary Member of Japanese Red Cross
 Portugal1978Grand Collar of the Order of Saint James of the Sword[2]
GColSE
Romania1978 – 1989[N 9]Member First Class of the Order of the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania[2]
 Kuwait1979Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great[2]
 Bahrain1979Collar of the Order of al-Khalifa[2]
 Oman1979Member First Class of the Order of Oman[2]
 Saudi Arabia1979Collar of the King Abdulaziz Order of Merit[2][62]
 Tunisia1980Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic[2]
 Morocco1980Collar of the Special Class of the Order of Muhammad[2]
 Oman1982Member of the Order of Al Said[2]
 Spain1986Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III[2][63]
 South Korea1986Member of the Order of Mungunghwa[2]
 Spain1989Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece[2][64]
 Poland1991Grand Ribbon of the Order of Merit[2]
 Hungary1991Grand Cross of the Order of Merit[2]
 Portugal1993Grand Collar of the Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit[65]
 Colombia1993Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca[2]
 Kuwait1995Member Special Class of the Order of Kuwait
 Poland1996Knight of the Order of the White Eagle[2]
 Czech Republic1996Member First Class with Collar of the Order of the White Lion[66]
 Latvia1996Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars
 Peru1998Grand Cross of the Order of Merit[2]
 Romania2000Member with Sash of the Order of the Star of Romania[67]
 Kazakhstan2000Member of the Order of the Golden Eagle
 Slovenia2001Golden Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
 Croatia12 December 2001Member with Sash and Grand Star of the Grand Order of King Tomislav[68]
 Lithuania17 October 2006Grand Cross with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great[69][70]
 Estonia19 October 2006Collar of the Cross of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana[71]
 Turkey14 May 2008Member First Class of Order of the State of Republic of Turkey[72]
 Slovenia2008Order for Exceptional Merits
 Slovakia2008Member First Class of the Order of the White Double Cross[73]
 United Arab Emirates25 November 2010Order of Zayed[74]

Dynastic orders
Source Date Appointment Post-nominal
letters
David Bagration of Mukhrani8 March 2017Grand Collar of the Order of the Eagle of Georgia[N 10][75]GColEG

Decorations
Country Date Decoration Post-nominal
letters
   Nepal1961Mahendra Chain[2]
 Sudan1964Chain of Honour[2]
 Indonesia1974Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class[2]
 Saudi Arabia1979Badr Chain
 Qatar1979Collar of the Independence[2]
 United Arab Emirates1989Collar of the Federation[2]

Honorary military positions
Australia
Canada
Fiji
Ghana
New Zealand
South Africa
  • 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
United Kingdom
  • 1942 – 1952: Colonel of the Grenadier Guards[78]
  • 1947 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
  • 1947 – 1994: Colonel-in-Chief of the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 1949 – : Honorary Brigadier of the Women's Royal Army Corps
  • 1952 – : Colonel-in-Chief of The Life Guards[76]
  • 1952 – 1969: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Horse Guards
  • 1952 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards[76]
  • 1952 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards[76]
  • 1952 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards[76]
  • 1952 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards[76]
  • 1952 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards[76]
  • 1952 – : Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Artillery[76]
  • 1952 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers[76]
  • 1952 – : Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company[76]
  • 1953 – 1971: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Greys
  • 1953 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Tank Regiment[76]
  • 1953 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welch Fusiliers[76]
  • 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 – : Captain-General of the Combined Cadet Force[76]
  • 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[79]
  • 1956 – 1963: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment
  • 1956 – : 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 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Malawi Rifles[76]
  • 1966 – 2007: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Green Jackets
  • 1969 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)[76]
  • 1970 – 2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment
  • 1971 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards[76]
  • 1971 – 1999: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Yeomanry
  • 1973 – 1992: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Mercian Yeomanry
  • 1977 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Military Police
  • 1992 – : Patron of the Royal Army Chaplains' Department
  • 1992 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Adjutant General's Corps[76]
  • 1993 – : Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers
  • 1993 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Royal Lancers[76]
  • 1994 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry[76]
  • 2006 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welsh[76]
  • 2006 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland[76]
  • 2006 – : Colonel-in-Chief of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment[76]
  • 2006 – : Royal Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland[76]
  • 1953 – : Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Observer Corps
  • 1953 – : Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
  • 1953 – : Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force Regiment
  • 1953 – : Commandant-in-Chief of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell
  • 1977 – : Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the Royal Air Force Marham
  • 2000 – : Royal Honorary Air Commodore of the 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron

Non-national titles and honours

Freedom of the City
Commonwealth realms
Foreign

Memberships and fellowships
Country Date Organisation Position
 United Kingdom1947 – 1952Royal SocietyFellow (FRS)
 United Kingdom1947 – Worshipful Company of DrapersFreeman (by patrimony, her father (King George VI) being a member)
 United Kingdom1947 – Institution of Civil EngineersHonorary Member and Patron[84]
 United Kingdom1951 – Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandHonorary Fellow (FRCS)
 United Kingdom1951 – Royal College of Obstetricians and GynaecologistsHonorary Fellow (FRCOG)

Scholastic

Since ascending the throne, the Queen has not accepted honorary degrees, as that would technically place her under the jurisdiction of the chancellor of whichever university had bestowed the degree, a position deemed unsuitable for a reigning monarch.

Degrees
Country Date University Degree
 United Kingdom1946University of LondonBachelor of Music (BMus) honoris causa
 United Kingdom1948University of OxfordDoctor of Civil Law (DCL) honoris causa
 United Kingdom1949University of WalesDoctor of Music (DMus) honoris causa
 United Kingdom1951University of EdinburghDoctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa
 United Kingdom1951University of LondonDoctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa

Professional

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".[85]

In 1975 she received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[86]

See also

Notes
  1. In some cases, such as an oath of allegiance, Elizabeth's Canadian title is shortened to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada.[17] On Canadian coins, it is rendered in Latin as Elizabeth II D.G. Regina ("Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina", or, in English, "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen).
  2. In some older documents in French, Elizabeth's name is spelled Élisabeth or Elisabeth.
  3. This title is shown on the Great Seal of Victoria in Latin as Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Britanniarum Terrae Australis Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor.[20]
  4. Now part of Tanzania.
  5. Although Elizabeth was recognised as Queen of Rhodesia by the Rhodesian government, she never accepted or exercised the office for the years between the Rhodesian declaration of independence in 1965 and the proclamation of a republic in Rhodesia in 1970.
  6. Now Sri Lanka.
  7. The kingship of Gibraltar continues to be among the titles of the Spanish monarchy. However, since 2010 the Government of Gibraltar has started to use the title "Queen of Gibraltar" in reference to Elizabeth II.[29] Initially only used on coinage, the title now appears on several Gibraltar and UK government documents referencing the Queen in relation to Gibraltar.[30]
  8. Sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations sharing the same person as monarch.
  9. The Queen stripped Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, who was overthrown in a popular revolution, of his honorary British knighthood in December 1989,[60] and returned her own order because "of revulsion at the abuse of human rights in Romania for which Ceaușescu is responsible".[61]
  10. It has never been clarified if Queen Elizabeth II accepted this as an honour for herself and is described by Buckingham Palace as a 'gift'

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