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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.
a Thistle, slipped and headed Proper, royally crowned (for Scotland) a Fleur-de-lis Or, crowned (for France) a Rose Gules, with a rose Argent superimposed, dimidated with a thistle in its Proper colours, crowned (for the Union of the Crowns) a Harp Or, stringed silver, crowned (for Ireland) King William III and Queen Mary II (1689–1694)
Women (other than Queens regnant) were originally excluded from the Order; [27] George VI created his wife Queen Elizabeth a Lady of the Thistle in 1937 by a special statute, [28] and in 1987 Elizabeth II allowed the regular admission of women to both the Order of the Thistle and the Order of the Garter. [6]
The Queen Consort wore a diamond thistle brooch gifted to her by the late Queen in a poignant tribute to Elizabeth II. Camilla choose the heirloom – a nod to the Scottish national flower – for ...
Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal; The Duchess of Sussex. Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal; The Duke of York: Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter; Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order; Recipient of the South Atlantic Medal, Special Class
The Queen favoured the last option if Hartnell introduced some colour and included the floral emblems of the dominions, alongside those of Great Britain. [8] When consulting with the Garter King of Arms , Hartnell's plan to use the daffodil to represent Wales was vetoed, with the Garter requiring the use of the leek instead. [ 8 ]
The Significance: Formerly referred to as the Duchess of Cornwall, Queen Camilla's jewels were previously worn by the late Queen Elizabeth II at her own coronation in 1953, as well as by Queen ...
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She had been queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death.