What is Queen Elizabeth's last name?

Question

What is Queen Elizabeth's last name?

Answer 1

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. It was changed in World War i to Windsor (the family residence outside London) because the previous one was seen as too German.

Answer 2

Technically it's Windsor as they changed it during the first world war to sound more English- it was originally Saxe Coburg-Gothe which was too German.

Answer 3

Windsor

Answer 4

Queen Victoria (of the House of Hanover) married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.  That's how the family last name became Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.  Her descendants should have that name but it was changed to Windsor.  If the current Queen took her husbands surname, it would be Mountbatten.

Answer 5

Her last name is Windsor.

Answer 6

Queen Elizabeth's last name is WINDSOR

Answer 7

the last name is Windsor

Answer 8

Queen Elizabeth's last name or surname is Windsor......

Answer 9

Regina.

Answer 10

HM. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor  is the full name of Queen christened at the time of her birth.

Answer 11

Tudor. Her grandfather, Henry VII, was the first Tudor monarch; she was the last.

Added: It seems that people believe you to be referring to Queen Elizabeth II, not Good Queen Bess, the Virgin Queen. Strange.

Answer 12

The Queen is from the Royal House of Windsor.She doesn't use a surname,but if she did,it would be Windsor.

From http://www.royal.gov.uk  the explanation is:

"Members of the Royal Family can be known both by the name of their Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same. And often they do not use a surname at all.

People often ask whether members of the Royal Family have a surname, and, if so, what it is.

The situation of members of the Royal Family is more complex than for most people, as they can be known both by the name of the Royal house, and by a surname, which are not always the same.

Before 1917, members of the British Royal Family had no surname, but only the name of the house or dynasty to which they belonged.

Kings and princes were historically known by the names of the countries over which they and their families ruled. Kings and queens therefore signed themselves by their first names only, a tradition in the United Kingdom which has continued to the present day.

The names of dynasties tended to change when the line of succession was taken by a rival faction within the family (for example, Henry IV and the Lancastrians, Edward IV and the Yorkists, Henry VII and the Tudors), or when succession passed to a different family branch through females (for example, Henry II and the Angevins, James I and the Stuarts, George I and the Hanoverians).

Just as children can take their surnames from their father, so sovereigns normally take the name of their 'House' from their father. For this reason, Queen Victoria's eldest son Edward VII belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (the family name of his father Prince Albert). Edward VII's son George V became the second king of that dynasty when he succeeded to the throne in 1910.

In 1917, there was a radical change, when George V specifically adopted Windsor, not only as the name of the 'House' or dynasty, but also as the surname of his family. The family name was changed as a result of anti-German feeling during the First World War, and the name Windsor was adopted after the Castle of the same name.

At a meeting of the Privy Council on 17 July 1917, George V declared that 'all descendants in the male line of Queen Victoria, who are subjects of these realms, other than female descendants who marry or who have married, shall bear the name of Windsor'.      

            

The Royal Family name of Windsor was confirmed by The Queen after her accession in 1952. However, in 1960, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decided that they would like their own direct descendants to be distinguished from the rest of the Royal Family (without changing the name of the Royal House), as Windsor is the surname used by all the male and unmarried female descendants of George V.

It was therefore declared in the Privy Council that The Queen's descendants, other than those with the style of Royal Highness and the title of Prince/Princess, or female descendants who marry, would carry the name of Mountbatten-Windsor.

This reflected Prince Philip's surname. In 1947, when Prince Philip of Greece became naturalised, he assumed the name of Philip Mountbatten as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.

The effect of the declaration was that all The Queen's children, on occasions when they needed a surname, would have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.

For the most part, members of the Royal Family who are entitled to the style and dignity of HRH Prince or Princess do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname (such as upon marriage), that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.

The surname Mountbatten-Windsor first appeared on an official document on 14 November 1973, in the marriage register at Westminster Abbey for the marriage of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.

A proclamation on the Royal Family name by the reigning monarch is not statutory; unlike an Act of Parliament, it does not pass into the law of the land. Such a proclamation is not binding on succeeding reigning sovereigns, nor does it set a precedent which must be followed by reigning sovereigns who come after.

Unless The Prince of Wales chooses to alter the present decisions when he becomes king, he will continue to be of the House of Windsor and his grandchildren will use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor."

The official site doesn't mention that the name of Mountbatten was also changed.Philip's family name also has undergone changes.He is from the Royal House of

Schlesweig-Holstein-

Sonderburgh-Glucksburg, which

was first changed to Battenberg, then to the anglicized Mountbatten.

Both families changed their names to overcome the anti-German feelings present caused by World War I; London was bombed by 24 German twin-engined GOTHA bombers killing and injuring many.There was an anti-German riot afterwards.The King paid attention and changed the name ten days later.

Answer 13

It's Smith...yes definitely Smith.., Ughhh..yes it's Queen Elizabeth Smith.