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Wot is the queens proper name?

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Wot is the queens proper name?

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  1. The Queen has many titles within her various Realms and territories. In common practice, however, Queen Elizabeth II is referred to simply as "The Queen" or "Her Majesty". When in conversation with The Queen, one initially uses "Your Majesty", and thereafter "Ma'am".

    The queens royal title:

    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)


  2. here in holland it's Beatrix

  3. Just call her Lizzie I do and she does'nt seem to mind

  4. Ahhhh misconcertion here lads and ladies.....her real Surname is Mountbatten.

    In or around the early 1910's the Royals were encouraged to change their German name (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha) to the more British "Windsor." This is because they were fighting Queen Victoria's nephew Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and the English people didn't like the idea of having Germans for their King and Queen. Windsor Castle is one of the oldest and most respected royal residences and so the name was changed from the German Duchy's of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. This pleased the people of England.

    Prince Philips family (also German) at this time changed their name from the German "Battenberg" (berg meaning mount or mountain) to the English sounding "Mountbatten." So, basically, they kept their name the same, just changing the German "Berg" for the English "Mount." So Philip's ancestors became Mountbattens.

    So, then Philips Grandfather was ASKED to take the job as King of Greece (they needed one and he was out of work). So, he took the job. Then Philip was technically without a last name and known only as "Philip of Greece." His mother, Princess Alice of Greece was now a Greek Orthodox nun and led a very strict, almost monastic (like monks lead) life. She had no fine clothes or jewels, preferring to dress in nuns habits and live with her family. When Philip's uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India invited him to live in England, he couldn't refuse and moved with his mother.

    When he married Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, she was unable to change her last name because she outranked him. However, she offered a truce. She would allow "some" of the children to be named Mountbatten as long as enough to "ensure the succession of the throne were named Windsor." In other words, as long as a Windsor sat on the Throne, he could name the other children Mountbatten. However, this DID NOT GO WELL with Prime Minister and others and it did not happen. I believe he was then offered to hypenate the last names of the last 2 or 3 children, but he refused that. So, the Windsor name is secure still.

  5. Mrs Philip of Macedon.

  6. Elizabeth, if you are talking about UK.

  7. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor

  8. She is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of The Royal House of Windsor.

    Royals don't often use  surnames.Her Majesty,Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary's royal house name of Windsor was once Saxe-Coburg-Gotha,but was changed by her grandfather, George V,after the bombing of London by 24 GOTHA war planes killed and injured citizens during World War I,which caused riots,protests and anti-German sentiments to arise.The King understood the people's anger, and was quite angry himself,and changed the Royal House name to Windsor.

    You can find out more about the names at http://www.royal.gov/uk

    And you are wrong sicknote,The Queen never adopted her husband's name;this is her realm not Mountbatten's.Her descendants that need to use a surname may use Mountbatten-Windsor,that's all. Royals are identified by their Royal House Names.

    And as to the Royal House name,it's still WINDSOR and not Mountbatten-Windsor. Charles,the next king,will still rule from The Royal House of Windsor.

  9. Mrs Tiresome.

  10. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, but her grandfather (George V) changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor during WW1.

  11. Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

  12. I fink it's Fred Arfur Umphrey Windsor

  13. her majesty queen Eliabeth II

  14. Lillibet,,,,,

  15. The Queen's full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. The Queen's surname is Windsor, which the royal family does use occassionally. After her marriage to Prince Philip, the royal family now uses the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.

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