List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II

Royal family orders and insignia of the Order of the Garter

Insignia of the Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand, the New Zealand Order of Merit, and the Queen's Service Order

Insignia of the Sovereign of the Order of Australia

Grand Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest Mexican order awarded to foreign heads of state

Insignia of the Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Star and collar of the Order of the Southern Cross, the highest Brazilian order awarded to foreign heads of state

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Queen Elizabeth II wearing orders and decorations of different countries

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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.

Contents

• Royal titles and styles
• Dispute in Scotland
• Regnal titles
• Other
• Other titles
• Military ranks
• Commonwealth of Nations honours
• Commonwealth realms
• Other Commonwealth countries
• Foreign honours
• Appointments 3
• Dynastic orders
• Decorations
• Honorary military and police positions
• Non-national titles and honours
• Freedom of the City
• Memberships and fellowships
• Scholastic
• Others
• See also
• Notes
• References
• External links

Royal titles and styles

Styles of Queen Elizabeth II
Reference style	Her Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty

• 21 April 1926 –11 December 1936: Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York ^[1]
• 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 ^{[2] [3]}
• 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?" ^[4] 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 . ^[5] She was proclaimed as queen using that title in Canada and South Africa, ^{[6] [7]} whereas, in Australia, ^[8] New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, ^[9] 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, ^[10] 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. ^[11] However, as Australia wished to have the United Kingdom mentioned in all the Queen's titles, ^[12] 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, ^[10] 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, ^[13] 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. ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]}

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. ^[18]

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! ^[19]

Regnal titles

Country	Date	Title
Antigua and Barbuda	1 November 1981  – 11 February 1982	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 [23] [24]
	11 February 1982  – 8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [25] [26] [24]
The Bahamas	10 July 1973  – 27 December 1973	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 [23] [27]
	27 December 1973  – 8 September 2022	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 [28] [27] [29]
Belize	21 September 1981  – 1981	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 [23] [30]
	1981 –8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Belize and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [31] [30]
Canada	6 February 1952  – 29 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 [32] [33] In French: Elizabeth Deux, par la Grâce de Dieu, Reine de Grande-Bretagne, d'Irlande et des Territoires britanniques au delà des mers, Défenseur de la Foi [33]
	29 May 1953  – 8 September 2022	In 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 [34] [33] [a] [32] In 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 [33] [36] [b] [32]
Grenada	7 February 1974  – 1974	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 [23] [37]
	1974 –8 September 2022	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 [38] [37]
Jamaica	6 August 1962  – 31 August 1962	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 [23] [39]
	31 August 1962  – 8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of Jamaica and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth [40] [39]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	19 September 1983  – 1983	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 [23] [41]
	1983 –8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of Saint Christopher and Nevis Queen, Head of the Commonwealth [42] [43] [41]
Saint Lucia	22 February 1979  – 1979	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 [23] [44]
	1979 –8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Saint Lucia and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [45] [44]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	27 October 1979  – 1979	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 [23] [46]
	1979 –8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [47] [46]
United Kingdom	6 February 1952  – 28 May 1953	In English: Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith [48] [49] In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Hiberniae et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica Regina, Fidei Defensor [50] [51]
	29 May 1953  – 8 September 2022	In English: Elizabeth II, 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 [23] [5] [49] In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regnorumque Suorum Ceterorum Regina, Consortionis Populorum Princeps, Fidei Defensor [50] In Welsh: Elizabeth yr Ail, trwy Ras Duw, o Deyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon a'i Theyrnasoedd a'i Thiriogaethau eraill, Brenhines, Pennaeth y Gymanwlad, Amddiffynnydd y Ffydd [52]
Australia	6 February 1952  – 29 May 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 [48] [53]
	29 May 1953  – 19 October 1973	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 [c] [55] [53] [56]
	19 October 1973  – 8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [57] [53] [58]
New Zealand	6 February 1952  – 29 May 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 [48] [59]
	29 May 1953  – 6 February 1974	Elizabeth the Second, 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 [59] [60]
	6 February 1974  – 8 September 2022	In English: 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 [61] [62] In Māori: Irihāpeti Te Tuarua, nā te huatau o te Atua, te Kuini o Aotearoa me ērā atu o Ōna Whaitua, Rohe hoki, te Upoko o te Kāhui Whenua, te Kaiwawao o te Whakapono [62]
Papua New Guinea	16 September 1975  – 8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Papua New Guinea and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [63] [64] [65]
Solomon Islands	7 July 1978  – 1 November 2013	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 [23] [66]
	1 November 2013  – 8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Solomon Islands and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [66] [67]
Tuvalu	1 October 1978  – 12 May 1987	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 [23] [68] [69]
	12 May 1987  – 8 September 2022	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Tuvalu and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [70] [68] [71]
Ghana	6 March 1957  – 27 July 1957	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 [23] [72]
	27 July 1957  – 30 June 1960	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ghana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [73] [72]
Nigeria	1 October 1960  – 1 June 1961	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 [23] [74] [75]
	1 June 1961  – 1 October 1963	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Nigeria and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [74] [76] [75]
Sierra Leone	27 April 1961  – 16 November 1961	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 [23] [77]
	16 November 1961  – 19 April 1971	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Sierra Leone and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [78] [77] [79]
Tanganyika [d]	9 December 1961  – 12 January 1962	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 [23] [80]
	12 January 1962  – 9 December 1962	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Tanganyika and of Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [80] [81] [82]
Uganda	9 October 1962  – 2 November 1962	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 [23] [83]
	2 November 1962  – 9 October 1963	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Uganda and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [83] [84] [85]
Kenya	12 December 1963  – 21 April 1964	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 [23] [86]
	21 April 1964  – 12 December 1964	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Kenya and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [86] [87] [88]
Malawi	6 July 1964  – 1964	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 [23] [89]
	1964  – 6 July 1966	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Malawi and of Her other Reals and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [89] [90]
Mauritius	12 March 1968  – 25 April 1968	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 [23] [91]
	25 April 1968  – 12 March 1992	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Mauritius and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [92] [91] [93]
South Africa	6 February 1952  – 29 May 1953	In English: Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith [51] [94] In Afrikaans: Elizabeth II, Deur Gods Genade, van Groot-Brittanje, Ierland en die Britse Oorsese Geweste Koningin, Verdediger van die Geloof [94] In Latin: Elizabeth II, Dei Gratia Magnae Britanniae, Hiberniae et terrarum transmarinarum quae in ditione sunt Britannica Regina, Fidei Defensor [51]
	29 May 1953  – 31 May 1961	In English: Elizabeth II, Queen of South Africa and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [51] [94] In Afrikaans: Elizabeth II, Koningin van Suid-Afrika en van Haar ander Koninkryke en Gebiede, Hoof van die Statebond [51] [94] In Latin: Elizabeth II, Africae Australis regnorumque suo rum ceterorum Regina, consortionis populorum Princeps [51]
The Gambia	18 February 1965  – 18 June 1965	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 [23] [95]
	18 June 1965  – 24 April 1970	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of The Gambia and all Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [95] [96] [90]
Trinidad and Tobago	31 August 1962  – 2 November 1962	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 [23] [97]
	2 November 1962  – 1 August 1976	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Trinidad and Tobago and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [97] [98] [99]
Guyana	26 May 1966  – 18 June 1966	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 [23] [100]
	18 June 1966  – 23 February 1970	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Guyana and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [100] [101] [99]
Barbados	30 November 1966  – 4 May 1967	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 [23] [102]
	4 May 1967  – 30 November 2021	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Barbados and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [103] [102] [104]
Pakistan	6 February 1952  – 29 May 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 [48] [105]
	29 May 1953  – 23 March 1956	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of the United Kingdom and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [106] [105]
Ceylon [e]	6 February 1952  – 4 June 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 [48] [107]
	4 June 1953  – 22 May 1972	Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Ceylon and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [108] [107]
Malta	21 September 1964  – 18 January 1965	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 [23] [109] In Maltese: Eliżabetta II, Għall-Grazzja t'Alla tar-Renju Unit tal-Britannja l-Kbira u ta' l-Irlanda ta' Fuq u tar-Renji u t-Territorji l-Oħra Tagħha, Reġina, Kap tal-Commonwealth u Difenditriċi tal-Fidi [109]
	18 January 1965  – 13 December 1974	In English: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Malta and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [109] [110] [99] In Maltese: Eliżabetta II, Għall-Grazzja t'Alla, Reġina ta' Malta u tar-Renji u t-Territorji l-Oħra Tagħha, Kap tal-Commonwealth [109] [111]
Fiji	10 October 1970  – 27 November 1970	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 [23] [112]
	27 November 1970  – 6 October 1987	Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Fiji and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth [92] [112]

Other

Region	Date	Title	Ref
Braemar, Scotland	6 February 1952 –8 September 2022	Chieftain of the Braemar Gathering	[113] [114]
Duchy of Lancaster	6 February 1952 –8 September 2022	Duke of Lancaster	[115] [116]
England	6 February 1952 –8 September 2022	Seigneur of the Swans	[117] [118] [119]
Fiji	1961 –14 March 2012	In Fijian: Ilisapeci – Na Radi ni Viti kei Peritania In English: Elizabeth – Queen of Fiji and Great Britain	[120]
	1998 –14 March 2012	In Fijian: Tui Viti or Vunivalu In English: Queen or paramount chief of Fiji	[121]
Gibraltar	6 May 2010 –8 September 2022	Queen of Gibraltar	[122] [f]
Guernsey	6 February 1952 –8 September 2022	Duke of Normandy	[124]
Isle of Man	6 February 1952 –8 September 2022	Lord of Mann	[124]
Jersey	6 February 1952 –8 September 2022	Duke of Normandy	[124]
Nebraska, United States	? –8 September 2022	Admiral in the Great Navy of the State of Nebraska	[125]
Rhodesia	11 November 1965 –2 March 1970	Queen of Rhodesia	[g] [126]
Scotland	1 July 1999 –8 September 2022	Queen of Scots	[127] [128] [129] [ full citation needed ]
Wales	6 August 1946 –2019	Bard Elizabeth O Windsor	[130] [131] [132]

Other titles

Region	Title	Ref
British Columbia, Canada	Mother of All People	[133]
British Hong Kong	事頭婆 [h] (Cantonese: "Boss Lady")	[134]
Jamaica	Missis Queen (In Jamaican Patois)	[135] [136]
	The Queen Lady (In Jamaican Patois)	[135] [136]
Maldives	Raanee (Dhivehi: Queen)	[137] [138]
New Zealand	Te Kotuku Rerengatahi (Māori: Rare White Heron of Single Flight)	[139] [140]
Papua New Guinea	Missis Kwin (Tok Pisin: Mrs Queen)	[141] [142]
	Mama belong big family (In Tok Pisin)	[143] [141]
Rhodesia and Nyasaland [i]	Great White Mother of Africa	[144] [145]
Russia	Baba Liza (баба Лиза) (In English: Granny Liz)	[146]
Sierra Leone	Mama Queen II	[147]
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)	[148] [149]
South Africa	Motlalepula ("The Rain Queen" or "the one who brings the rain")	[150] [151]
United Kingdom	Princess Auto Mechanic	[152] [153]
	The World's Sweetheart	[154] [155]
	Elizabeth the Great	[156] [157]
Wales	Ein Tywysoges (Welsh: Our Own Princess)	[130] [131] [132]

Military ranks

 United Kingdom

• 24 February –26 July 1945: Hon. Second Subaltern, Auxiliary Territorial Service ^[158]
• 26 July 1945 –24 July 1947: Hon. Junior Commander, Auxiliary Territorial Service ^[159]
• 24 July 1947 –1 February 1949: Hon. Senior Controller, Auxiliary Territorial Service ^[160]
• 1 February 1949 –March 1950: Hon. Senior Controller, Women's Royal Army Corps ^[161]

Commonwealth of Nations honours

Commonwealth realms

Appointments

Appointments from Commonwealth realms

Country	Date	Appointment	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters
United Kingdom	1935	Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King George V
	1937	Recipient of the Royal Family Order of King George VI [162]
	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 [163]		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 [164]		GCStJ
	6 February 1952 –8 September 2022	Sovereign Head of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem
Commonwealth realms [j]	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 [165]
Canada	17 April 1967 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of Canada [166]
Canada (British Columbia)	1971	Member of the Order of the Dogwood
Canada	1 July 1972	Sovereign of the Order of Military Merit [167]
Australia	14 February 1975 –8 September 2022	Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia [168]
New Zealand	13 March 1975 –8 September 2022	Sovereign Head of the Queen's Service Order [169]
Barbados	25 July 1980 –30 November 2021	Sovereign of the Order of Barbados [170]
Saint Lucia	1980 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of Saint Lucia [171]
Solomon Islands	1981 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of the Solomon Islands [ citation needed ]
	1982 –8 September 2022	Recipient of the Star of the Solomon Islands [172]
New Zealand	6 February 1987 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of New Zealand [173]
Belize	16 August 1991 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of the National Hero [174]
	16 August 1991 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of Belize [174]
	16 August 1991 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of Distinction [174]
New Zealand	30 May 1996 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the New Zealand Order of Merit [175]
Canada	3 October 2000 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces [176]
Papua New Guinea	23 August 2005 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of Logohu [177]
	2005 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of the Star of Melanesia [177]
Grenada	31 December 2007 - 8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Prestige Order of the National Hero [178]
	31 December 2007 - 8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of the Nation [k] [178]
	9 December 1994 - 8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Order of Grenada [178]
Tuvalu	1 October 2016 –8 September 2022	Sovereign of the Tuvalu Order of Merit [ citation needed ]

Decorations and medals

Decorations and medals from Commonwealth realms
(shown in order given not precedence)

Country	Date	Decoration	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters
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 [179] [180]
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

Appointments from other (non-realm) Commonwealth countries

Country	Date	Appointment	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters
Tonga	19 December 1953	Most Illustrious Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III [ citation needed ]
Pakistan	1960	Nishan-e-Pakistan [5]		NPk
Nigeria	1969	Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger [5]		GCON
Singapore	1972	Order of Temasek [5]		DUT(1st)
Malaysia	1972	Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara (Kehormat) [5] [181]		DMN
Maldives	1972	Member of the Order of the Ghazi [5] Nishan Ghazige 'Izzatheri Veriya		NGIV
Brunei	1972	Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei [5]		DKMB
Kenya	1972	Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya [5]		CGH
The Gambia	1974	Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of The Gambia [5]		GCRG
Malawi	1979	Member First Class of the Order of the Lion [5]
Botswana	1979	Member of the Presidential Order of Botswana [5]		POB
Nigeria	1989	Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic [182]		GCFR
Malta	28 May 1992	Honorary Companion of Honour of the National Order of Merit [183]		KUOM
Brunei	1992	Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei [5]		DKMB
South Africa	1995	Grand Cross in Gold of the Order of Good Hope [5]
Malta	23 October 2000	Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar of the National Order of Merit [183]
Malta	23 November 2005	Honorary Member of the Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika [184]		SG
Ghana	2007	Honorary Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana [185]		CSG
South Africa	2010	Companion in Gold of the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo [186]

Decorations and medals

Decorations and medals from other (non-realm) Commonwealth countries

Country	Date	Decoration	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters
Dominica	1985	Dominica Award of Honour [5]		DAH
Trinidad and Tobago	1985	Trinity Cross Medal in Gold [5]		TC
Brunei	1992	Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal [5]

Foreign honours

Appointments

Appointments from non-Commonwealth countries

Country	Date	Appointment	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters
Denmark	1947	Knight of the Order of the Elephant [5]		RE
Egypt	1948	Grand Cordon of the Order of El Kemal [5]
France		Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour [5]
Nepal	1949	Member of the Order of the Benevolent Ruler [5]
Netherlands	1950	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion [5]
Jordan	1953	Member with Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali [5]
Sweden		Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim [5]		LSerafO
Panama		Gold Collar of the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero [5]
Libya	1954	Grand Collar of the Order of Idris I [5]
Ethiopia		Chain and Collar of the Order of the Seal of Solomon [5]
Norway	1955	Grand Cross with Collar of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav [5]
Portugal		Sash of the Three Orders [5] (the Grand Crosses of the Order of Christ, the Order of Aviz and the Order of Santiago conferred as a single award)
Iraq	1956	Member with Chain of the Grand Order of the Hashemites [5]
Italy	9 May 1958	Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic [5]
Germany	1958	Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany [5]
Peru	1960	Grand Cross in Diamonds of the Order of the Sun [5]
Argentina		Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin [5]
Thailand		Dame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri [5]
Tunisia	1961	Grand Collar of the Order of Independence [5]
Finland		Collar of the Order of the White Rose [5]
Mali		Grand Cordon of the National Order of Mali
Senegal		Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion [5]
Liberia		Knight Grand Band of the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia [5]
Côte d'Ivoire		Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast [5]
Liberia	1962	Knight Grand Band of the Order of the Star of Africa [5]
Japan		Collar and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum [5]
Cameroon	1963	Grand Cross of the Ordre de la Valeur Camerounaise [5]
Belgium		Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold [5]
Greece		Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer [5]		GCR
Iceland		Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon [5]
Chile	1965	Grand Collar of the Order of Merit [5]
Austria	1966	Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria [5] [187]
Brazil	1968	Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross [5]
Abu Dhabi	1969	Member First Class of the Order of Al-Nahayyan [5]
Gabon		Grand Cross of the Order of the Equatorial Star [5]
Afghanistan	1971	Order of the Supreme Sun [5]
Luxembourg	1972	Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau [5]
Yugoslavia		Order of the Yugoslav Great Star [5]
Mexico	1973	Grand Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle [5]
Zaire		Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Leopard [5]
Indonesia	1974	Star of the Republic of Indonesia, 1st Class [5]
Egypt	1975	Collar of the Order of the Nile [5]
Japan		Golden Medal of Merit of Japanese Red Cross
		Golden Medal of Honorary Member of Japanese Red Cross
Sweden		Member with Collar of the Royal Order of the Seraphim [5]		LSerafO m kedja
Portugal	1978	Grand Collar of the Order of Saint James of the Sword [5]		GColSE
Romania	1978–1989 [l]	Member First Class of the Order of the Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania [5]
Liberia	1979	Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of the Pioneers of Liberia [5]
Kuwait		Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great [5]
Bahrain		Collar of the Order of al-Khalifa [5]
Oman		Member First Class of the Order of Oman [5]
Saudi Arabia		Collar of the King Abdulaziz Order of Merit [5] [190]
Tunisia	1980	Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic [5]
Morocco		Collar of the Special Class of the Order of Muhammad [5]
Oman	1982	Member of the Order of Al-Said [5]
Jordan	1984	Member with Sash of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali [5]
Spain	1986	Dame of the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III [5] [191]
South Korea		Member of the Grand Order of Mungunghwa [5]
Spain	1989	Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece [5] [192]
Poland	1991	Grand Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland [5]
Hungary		Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit [5]
Portugal	1993	Grand Collar of the Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit [193]		GColTE
Colombia		Grand Collar of the Order of Boyaca [5]
Kuwait	1995	Member Special Class of the Order of Kuwait
Poland	1996	Knight of the Order of the White Eagle [5]
Czech Republic		Member First Class with Collar of the Order of the White Lion [194]
Latvia	1996	Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three Stars
Peru		Grand Cross of the Order of Merit [5]
Romania	2000	Member with Sash of the Order of the Star of Romania [195]
Kazakhstan		Member of the Order of the Golden Eagle
Slovenia	2001	Golden Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
Croatia	12 December 2001	Member with Sash and Grand Star of the Grand Order of King Tomislav [196]
Lithuania	17 October 2006	Grand Cross with Golden Chain of the Order of Vytautas the Great [197] [198]
Estonia	19 October 2006	Collar of the Cross of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana [199]
Turkey	14 May 2008	Member First Class of Order of the State of Republic of Turkey [200]
Slovenia	2008	Order for Exceptional Merits
Slovakia	2008	Member First Class of the Order of the White Double Cross [201]
United Arab Emirates	25 November 2010	Collar of the Order of Zayed [202]
San Marino	11 March 2022	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of San Marino [203]

Decorations

Decorations and medals from non-Commonwealth countries

Country	Date	Decoration	Ribbon
Nepal	1961	Mahendra Chain [5]
Sudan	1964	Chain of Honour [5]
Saudi Arabia	1979	Badr Chain
Qatar	1979	Collar of the Independence [5]
United Arab Emirates	1989	Collar of the Federation [5]

Honorary military and police positions

Australia

• 1953–2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Engineers ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Air-Commodore-in-Chief of the Australian Citizen Air Force

Canada

• 1947–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Régiment de la Chaudière ^[205]
• 1947–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the 48th Highlanders of Canada ^[205]
• 1950–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's) ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Captain-General of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Governor General's Horse Guards ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The King's Own Calgary Regiment ^[205]
• 1953–1967: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal 22nd Regiment ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Governor General's Foot Guards ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Canadian Grenadier Guards ^[205]
• 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 ^[205]
• 1958–1968: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps ^[205]
• 1977–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Military Engineers Branch ^[205]
• 1981–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Calgary Highlanders ^[205]
• 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 ^[206]
• 1953–2012: Honorary Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• 2012–2022: Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ^[207]

Fiji

• 1970–1987: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Fiji Military Forces

Ghana

• 1959–1960: Colonel-in-Chief of the Ghana Regiment of Infantry

New Zealand

• 1953–2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Captain-General of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps ^[205]
• 1953–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers ^[205]
• 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 ^[205]
• 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

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 ^[208]
• 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 ^[209]
• 1949–2022: Honorary Brigadier of the Women's Royal Army Corps
• 1952–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Life Guards ^[205]
• 1952–1969: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Horse Guards
• 1952–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Coldstream Guards ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Scots Guards ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Welsh Guards ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Captain-General of the Royal Regiment of Artillery ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Corps of Royal Engineers ^[205]
• 1952–2022: Captain-General of the Honourable Artillery Company ^[205]
• 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 ^[205]
• 1953–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welch Fusiliers ^[205]
• 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 ^[205]
• 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 ^[210]
• 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 ^[205]
• 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) ^[205]
• 1970–2006: Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
• 1971–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ^[205]
• 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 ^{[205] [211]}
• 1993–2022: Affiliated Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers
• 1993–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of The Queen's Royal Lancers ^{[205] [211]}
• 1994–2014: Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry ^[205]
• 2006–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Welsh ^[205]
• 2006–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Regiment of Scotland ^[205]
• 2006–2022: Colonel-in-Chief of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment ^[205]
• 2006–2022: Royal Colonel of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland ^[205]
• 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

Memberships and fellowships

Memberships and fellowships

Country	Date	Organisation	Position
United Kingdom	1947–1952	Royal Society	Fellow (FRS)
	1947–2022	Worshipful Company of Drapers	Freeman (by patrimony, her father (King George VI) being a member)
		Institution of Civil Engineers	Honorary member and patron [227]
	1951–2022	Royal College of Surgeons of England	Honorary fellow (FRCS)
		Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists	Honorary fellow (FRCOG)

Scholastic

Degrees

Degrees received

Country	Date	University	Degree
United Kingdom	1946	University of London	Bachelor of Music (BMus) honoris causa
	1948	University of Oxford	Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) honoris causa
	1949	University of Wales	Doctor of Music (DMus) honoris causa
	1951	University of Edinburgh	Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa
		University of London

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 Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
• 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

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