Is it:
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
or
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom
It looks like according to Wikipedia it's Queen of the United Kingdom but my library lists it as Queen of Great Britain. I don't know if libraries in other areas have it differently. Which one is proper and did it used to be different?
It's been a few days and no one knows the short version of the queen's title and a source to back it up?
flyingbug
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Queen_Elizabeth_II#Europe
6 February 1952 – 26 March 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
26 March 1953 –
Her Majesty 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
The other Commonwealth realms vary it slightly for each area.
TSK
Crowned that of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Her Other Realms and Territories etc..BRITISH MONARCH since BRITISH people are NOT all ENGLISH.....SOME of us are from WALES, SCOTLAND & NORTHERN IRELAND within the said UK.....
Strikes me you have been consulting US sources..Suppose we should be glad NOT calling her QUEEN OF ENGLAND which gets up our NON ENGLISH, British noses BIG TIME...!!!
BRITAIN as opposed to Great Britain, which CAN often serve to CONFUSE, is used as short form for the whole UK these days, and seems even to be acceptable in Northern Ireland too.....
Clo
Elizabeth has many proper titles and styles. She is:
Her Majesty 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.
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Lancaster-- yes, Elizabeth is DUKE, not Duchess; the monarch is always Duke of Lancaster, even when she is a Queen Regnant
Duke of Normandy
Lord of Mann
Elizabeth is also Queen of Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Each Commonwealth Realm has a title and styling!
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
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
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Her Majesty Elizabeth The Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Belize and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
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
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
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Christopher and Nevis and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
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
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
Her Majesty 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
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
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
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Papua New Guinea and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Solomon Islands and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Tuvalu and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth
Through marriage Elizabeth is Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich.
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Not forgetting Mrs Philip Mountbatten.
(Or Ms Elizabeth Mountbatten-Windsor
if you want to be modern).
Since 1927 when Eire was acknowledged as having become independent, the United Kingdom changed its name to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Accordingly neither or your sources are actually correct.
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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, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.