List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth II

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This is a list of awards, decorations, honours, orders and titles belonging to Queen Elizabeth II. Where two dates are listed, then the first indicates the date of the attaining of the award or title, and the second indicates the date of its loss. (Many titles were lost when colonies became independent states. Others were lost when the Queen ascended to the throne, and took higher titles.)

Contents 1 Royal titles before ascension 2 Royal and noble titles and styles 2.1 Americas 2.2 Europe 2.3 Oceania 3 Non-official titles 3.1 Europe 3.2 Oceania 4 Former royal titles 4.1 Africa 4.2 Asia 4.3 The Americas 4.4 Europe 4.5 Oceania 5 Commonwealth honours 6 Foreign honours 7 Substantive and honorary military positions 7.1 Commonwealth realms 7.1.1 Australia 7.1.2 Canada 7.1.3 New Zealand 7.1.4 United Kingdom 7.2 Former Commonwealth realms 7.2.1 South Africa 7.2.2 Ghana 7.2.3 Fiji 8 Non-national titles and honours 9 Academic titles and honours 10 Notes and references 11 See also

[edit] Royal titles before ascension

• 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 December 1947 - 6 February 1952: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh

[edit] Royal and noble titles and styles

Queen Elizabeth II's titles (past and present) in each of her realms are:

[edit] Americas

Antigua and Barbuda:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1981–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1981–present)

The Bahamas:

Titles

• 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 (1973–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1973–present)

Barbados:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1966–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1966–present)

Belize:

Titles

• Elizabeth The Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Belize and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1981–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1981–present)

Canada:

Main article: Title and style of the Canadian monarch

Titles

• 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^[1] (1953–present)
• 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^[2] (1953–present)

Styles

• English:

• Her Majesty (1952–present)

• French:

• Sa Majesté (1952–present)

Other Notes

• 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^[3]
• In some older documents in French, Elizabeth's name is spelled "Élisabeth".

Grenada:

Titles

• 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 (1974–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1974–present)

Jamaica:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1962–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1962–present)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:

Titles

• 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 (1983–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1983–present)

Saint Lucia:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Lucia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1979–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1979–present)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

Titles

• 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 (1979–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1979–present)

[edit] Europe

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

Titles

• 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 (1953–present)

Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor (1953–present)

• 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 (1952–1953)

Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Hiberniae et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica Regina, Fidei Defensor (1952–1953)

• Duke of Lancaster (1952-present)
• Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth and Baroness Greenwich (22 November 1947– )^[4]
• Princess of the United Kingdom (21 April 1926–6 February 1952)

Styles

• Her Royal Highness (1926–1952)
• Her Majesty (1952–present)

Primary form of address

• Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York (21 April 1926–11 December 1936)
• Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth (11 December 1936–20 November 1947)
• Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (20 November 1947–6 February 1952)
• Her Majesty The Queen (6 February 1952–present)

Isle of Man:

• Lord of Mann (1952–present)

Bailiwicks of Guernsey & Jersey:

• Duke of Normandy (1952–present)

[edit] Oceania

Australia:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom, Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith (1953–1973) – Royal Styles and Titles Act 1953
• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1973–present) – Royal Styles and Titles Act 1973

Styles

• Her Majesty (1952–present)

New Zealand:

Titles

• 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 (1953–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1952–present)

Papua New Guinea:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Papua New Guinea and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1975–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1975–present)

Solomon Islands:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the Solomon Islands and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1978–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1978–present)

Tuvalu:

Titles

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Tuvalu and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1978–present)

Styles

• Her Majesty (1978–present)

[edit] Non-official titles

[edit] Europe

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

• Chieftain of the Braemar Gathering^[5]

[edit] Oceania

Fiji

• Fijian: Ilisapeci-Na Radi ni Viti kei Peritania

English: Elizabeth, Queen of Fiji and Great Britain, Paramount Chief of the Fijian Islands

New Zealand

• Māori: Kotuku

English: The White Heron

[edit] Former royal titles

Elizabeth II also held the following titles at various times in her reign:

[edit] Africa

Ghana

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ghana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1957–1960)

Nigeria

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Nigeria and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1960–1963)

Sierra Leone

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Sierra Leone and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1961–1971)

Tanganyika

^[6]

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Tanganyika and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1961–1962)

Uganda

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Uganda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1962–1963)

Kenya

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Kenya and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1963–1964)

Malawi

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Malawi and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1964–1966)

Mauritius

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Mauritius and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1968–1992)

South Africa

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of South Africa and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1952–1961)

The Gambia

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of The Gambia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1965–1970)

Rhodesia (1965–1970)^[7]

[edit] Asia

Pakistan

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of the United Kingdom and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth ^[8] (1952–1956)

Ceylon

^[9]

• Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ceylon and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1952–1972)

[edit] The Americas

Trinidad and Tobago

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1962–1976)

Guyana

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Guyana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1966–1970)

[edit] Europe

Malta

• Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Malta and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (1965–1974)

[edit] Oceania

Fiji

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

[edit] Commonwealth honours

Commonwealth realms

Country Award or order Class or position Year Citation United Kingdom Royal Family Order of King George V First Class 1926–present United Kingdom King George V Silver Jubilee Medal 1935–present United Kingdom Royal Family Order of King George VI First Class 1937–present [10] United Kingdom King George VI Coronation Medal 1937–present United Kingdom Defence Medal 1945–present United Kingdom War Medal 1939–1945 1945–present United Kingdom Order of the Garter Lady 1947–1952 United Kingdom Privy Counsellor 1951–1952 United Kingdom Imperial Order of the Crown of India Member 1947–1952 [11] Commonwealth realms Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem Dame Grand Cross 1951–1952 Canada Canadian Forces Decoration 1951–present United Kingdom Order of the Garter (The Great George) Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of the Thistle Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of St Patrick Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of the Bath Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of Merit Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of the Star of India Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of St Michael and St George Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of the Indian Empire Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Royal Order of Victoria and Albert Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Imperial Order of the Crown of India Sovereign 1952–present Commonwealth realms Royal Victorian Order Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of the British Empire Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of the Companions of Honour Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Distinguished Service Order Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Imperial Service Order Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of British India Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Indian Order of Merit Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Order of Burma Sovereign 1952–present United Kingdom Royal Family Orders Sovereign 1952–present Commonwealth realms Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem Sovereign Head 1952–present United Kingdom Order of Mercy Sovereign 1952–present Canada Order of Canada Sovereign 1967–present [12] Canada Order of Military Merit Sovereign 1972–present [13] Australia Order of Australia Sovereign 1975–present [14] New Zealand Queen's Service Order Sovereign 1975–present [15] Barbados Order of Barbados Sovereign 1980–present Saint Lucia Order of St Lucia Sovereign 1980–present [16] Solomon Islands Order of the Star 1982–present New Zealand Order of New Zealand Sovereign 1987–present [17] Belize Order of the National Hero Sovereign 1991–present Belize Order of Belize Sovereign 1991–present Belize Order of Distinction Sovereign 1991–present New Zealand Order of Merit Sovereign 1996–present [18] Saint Kitts and Nevis Order of the National Hero Grand Master 1997–present Antigua and Barbuda Order of the National Hero Sovereign 1998–present Antigua and Barbuda Order of the Nation Sovereign 1998–present Antigua and Barbuda Order of Merit Sovereign 1998–present Antigua and Barbuda Order of Princely Heritage Sovereign 1998–present Canada Order of Merit of the Police Forces Sovereign 2000–present [19] Papua New Guinea Order of Logohu Sovereign 2005–present [20] Papua New Guinea Order of the Star of Melanesia Sovereign 2005–present [20] Commonwealth countries Country Award or order Class or position Year Citation Pakistan Order of Pakistan 1st Class 1960–present Singapore Order of Temasek 1st Class 1972–present Malaysia Order of the State Crown 1972–present Brunei Royal Family Order 1st Class 1972–present Maldives Order of the Distinguished Leader 1st Class-Ghazi 1972–present Kenya Order of the Golden Heart 1972–present The Gambia Order of the Republic of Gambia Grand Commander 1974–present Malawi Order of the Lion Grand Commander 1979–present Botswana Presidential Order 1979–present Dominica Award of Honour 1985–present Trinidad and Tobago Trinity Cross Gold 1985–present Nigeria Order of the Federal Republic Grand Cordon 1989–present Singapore Order of Temasek First Class 1989–present Malta Order of Merit Companion of Honour 1992–present Brunei Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei 1992–present South Africa Order of Good Hope Grand Cross in Gold 1995–present Malta Order of Merit Collar 2000–present Malta Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika Honorary Member 2005–present [edit] Foreign honours Country Award or order Class or position Year Citation Denmark Order of the Elephant Knight 1947–present Egypt Decoration of al-Kamal In Brilliants 1948–present France Order of the Legion of Honour Grand Cross 1948–present Nepal Order of Ojaswi Rajanya 1949–present Netherlands Order of the Netherlands Lion Knight Grand Cross 1950–present Greece Order of St Olga and St Sophia 1st Class 1950–present Jordan Order of Hussein ibn' Ali Collar 1950–present Sweden Royal Order of the Seraphim Knight 1953–present Panama Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero Gold Collar 1953–present Libya Order of Idris I Grand Cordon with Collar 1954–present Ethiopia Order of Solomon Grand Collar 1954–present Norway Order of St Olav Grand Cross with Collar 1955–present Portugal Riband of the Three Orders 1955–present Iraq Order of the Hashimites 1956–present Italy Order of Merit Grand Cross with Cordon 1958–present West Germany Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Cross, Special Class 1958–present Iran Order of Pahlavi Grand Collar 1959–present Peru Order of the Sun Grand Cross in Brilliants 1960–present Argentina Order of the Liberator General San Martin Grand Collar 1960–present Thailand The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri 1960–present Nepal Mahendra Chain 1961–present Tunisia Order of Independence Grand Cordon with Collar 1961–present Finland Order of the White Rose Grand Cross with Collar 1961–present Mali National Order Grand Cordon 1961–present Senegal Order of the Lion Grand Cordon 1961–present Liberia Order of the Pioneers of the Republic Knight Grand Band 1961–present Côte d'Ivoire Order of the Ivory Coast Grand Cordon 1962–present Liberia Order of the Star of Africa Knight Grand Band 1962–present Japan Order of the Chrysanthemum Collar 1962–present Cameroon Order of Valour Grand Cordon 1963–present Belgium Order of Leopold Grand Cross 1963–present Greece Order of the Redeemer Grand Cross 1963–present Iceland Order of the Icelandic Falcon Grand Cross with Collar 1963–present Sudan Chain of Honour 1964–present Chile Order of Merit Grand Collar 1965–present Austria Decoration of Honour for Merit Grand Star 1966–present Brazil Order of the Southern Cross Grand Collar 1968–present Niger National Order Grand Cordon 1969–present Abu Dhabi Order of Al-Nahayyan 1st Class 1969–present Gabon Order of the Equatorial Star Grand Cordon 1970–present Afghanistan Order of the Supreme Sun 1971–present Luxembourg Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau Knight 1972–present Yugoslavia Order of the Yugoslavian Grand Star 1972–1992 Mexico Order of the Aztec Eagle Grand Collar 1973–present Zaire Order of the Leopard Grand Cordon 1973–present Indonesia Star of Adipurna 1st Class 1974–present Egypt Order of the Nile Grand Collar 1975–present Portugal Military Order of St James of the Sword Grand Collar 1978–present Kuwait Order of Mubarak the Great Collar 1979–present Bahrain Order of al-Khalifa Collar 1979–present Saudi Arabia Badr Chain 1979–present Qatar Collar of Independence 1979–present Oman Order of Oman Superior Class 1979–present Tunisia Order of the Republic Grand Collar 1980–present Morocco Order of Muhammad Grand Collar 1980–present Oman Order of Said 1982–present Spain Order of Carlos III Grand Cross with Collar 1986–present South Korea Order of Mugunghwa 1986–present Spain Order of the Golden Fleece Knight 1988–present The UAE Collar of the Federation 1989–present Poland Order of Merit Grand Cross 1991–present Hungary Order of Merit Grand Cross 1991–present Portugal Military Order of the Tower and Sword Grand Collar 1993–present Colombia Order of the Cross of Boyaca Grand Collar 1993–present Kuwait Order of Kuwait Special Class 1995–present Poland Order of the White Eagle 1996–present Czech Republic Order of the White Lion 1st Class (Civil Division) with Collar Chain 1996–present [21] Latvia Order of The Three Stars Grand Cross with Collar 1996–present Peru Order of Merit Grand Cross 1998–present Kazakhstan Order of the Golden Eagle 2000–present Croatia Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Grand Star 2001–present [22] Lithuania Order of Vytautas the Great Grand Cross with Collar 2006–present [23] Estonia Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana The Collar of the Cross 2006–present [24] Turkey Order of the Turkish Republic First Class 2008–present [25] [edit] Substantive and honorary military positions [edit] Commonwealth realms [edit] Australia Military Force Unit Position Year Australian Defence Force Commander-in-Chief 1976– Australian Army Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery Captain-General 1953–present Australian Army Royal Australian Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present Australian Army Royal Australian Infantry Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1953 Australian Army Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present Australian Army Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present Royal Australian Air Force Australian Citizen Air Force Air-Commodore-in-Chief 1953–present [edit] Canada Military Force Unit Position Year Canadian Forces Commander-in-Chief 1965– Canadian Army Le Régiment de la Chaudière Colonel-in-Chief 1947–present Canadian Army 48th Highlanders of Canada Colonel-in-Chief 1947–present Canadian Army The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) Colonel-in-Chief 1950–present Canadian Army Commander-in-Chief 1952–1968 Royal Canadian Air Force Commander-in-Chief 1952–1968 Royal Canadian Navy Commander-in-Chief 1952–1968 Canadian Army The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Captain-General 1952–present Canadian Army The Governor General's Horse Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1952–present Canadian Army The King's Own Calgary Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present Canadian Army Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1953–1967 Canadian Army Royal 22e Régiment Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present Canadian Army Governor General's Foot Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present Canadian Army The Canadian Grenadier Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present Canadian Army The Carleton and York Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1953–1956 Canadian Army The Canadian Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1953–present