List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother received numerous decorations and honorary appointments during and after her time as consort to King George VI. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicated the date of receiving the award or title, and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation.
Her British honours were read out at her funeral, held in the United Kingdom, by Sir Peter Gwynn-Jones, 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 Princess Elizabeth, Queen Dowager and Queen Mother, Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, Grand Master and Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order upon whom had been conferred the Royal Victorian Chain, Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Relict of His Majesty King George the Sixth and Mother of Her Most Excellent Majesty 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, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, whom may God preserve and bless with long life, health and honour and all worldly happiness.[1]
In the memorial service held in Canada, her Canadian honours, the Canadian Forces Decoration and Order of Canada, were read out.
Titles and styles[]
- 4 August 1900 – 16 February 1904: The Honourable Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
- 16 February 1904 – 26 April 1923: Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
- 26 April 1923 – 11 December 1936: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York
- 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952: Her Majesty The Queen
- 6 February 1952 – 30 March 2002: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
British Commonwealth and Commonwealth of Nations honours[]
| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom |
1923 – 30 March 2002 | Royal Family Order of King George V | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
8 March 1923 – 6 June 1924 | Lady of Grace of the Order of St John[2] | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
6 June 1924 – 12 June 1926 | Lady of Justice of the Order of St John[3] | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
12 June 1926 – 30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John[4] | |
| United Kingdom |
1927 – 30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | GBE |
 British India |
1931 – 30 March 2002 | Companion of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India | CI |
| United Kingdom |
1936 – 30 March 2002 | Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter | LG |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1937 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Master and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | GCVO |
| United Kingdom |
1937 – 30 March 2002 | Royal Family Order of King George VI | |
| United Kingdom |
1937 – 30 March 2002 | Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle | LT |
| United Kingdom |
1952 – 30 March 2002 | Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II | |
 Canada |
1966 – 30 March 2002 | Order of the Dogwood | OD [5][6] |
| United Kingdom |
1978 – 30 March 2002 | Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports | |
 New Zealand |
1990 – 30 March 2002 | Member of the Order of New Zealand | ONZ |
| Canada |
2000 – 30 March 2002 | Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada | CC |
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1936 | Royal Red Cross | RRC |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1937 | Royal Victorian Chain | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1935 | King George V Silver Jubilee Medal | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1937 | King George VI Coronation Medal | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1953 | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1977 | Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
2002 | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | |
| Canada |
1951 | Canadian Forces Decoration and Five Bars | CD |
| Country | Date | Award | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom |
1961 | Royal Horticultural Society Victoria Medal of Honour |
Foreign honours[]
| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yugoslavia |
1923 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sava | |
 Afghanistan |
1928 – 17 July 1973 | Member First Class of the Order of the Supreme Sun | |
 Japan |
1937 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown | |
 France |
1937 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Cordon of the National Order of the Legion of Honour | |
 Romania |
1938 – 30 December 1947 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania | |
 Nepal |
1948 – 30 March 2002 | ||
 Netherlands |
1950 – 30 March 2002 | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | |
 Greece |
1950 – 30 March 2002 | Member of the Order of St Olga and St Sophia | MSOS |
 Peru |
1960 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun | |
 Tunisia |
1961 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence |
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
1945 | Red Cross Medal | |
 Norway |
1945 | Norwegian War Cross |
Honorary military positions[]
Australia
- 1953 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
Canada
1938 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own)- 1947 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
- 1953 – 1974: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps[7]
- 1977 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces Medical Service
New Zealand
- 1977 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps
South Africa
- 1947 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Witwatersrand Rifles
- 1947 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Cape Town Highlanders
- 1956 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Transvaal Scottish
1955–1965: Honorary Commissioner of the British South Africa Police
United Kingdom
1927 – 1968: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry- 1930 – 1961: Honorary Colonel the Hertfordshire Regiment
- 1930 – 1959: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
- 1935 – 30 March 2002: Royal Honorary Colonel The London Scottish
- 1937 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
- 1947 – 1958: Colonel-in-Chief of the 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
- 1947 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
- 1947 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Manchester Regiment
- 1949 – 30 March 2002: Commandant-in-Chief of the Women's Royal Army Corps
- 1952 – 30 March 2002: Royal Honorary Colonel of the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
- 1953 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
- 1942 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Medical Corps
- 1957 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Inns of Court Regiment
- 1958 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot)
- 1958 – 1989: Royal Honorary Colonel of the
- 1958 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the King's Regiment
- 1958 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Own Hussars
- 1959 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
- 1960 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
- 1961 – 30 March 2002: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
- 1961 – 30 March 2002: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Inns of Court & City Yeomanry,
- 1964 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Anglian Regiment
- 1967 – 30 March 2002: Royal Honorary Colonel of the Royal Yeomanry
- 1968 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Light Infantry
- 1993 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
- 1996 – 1999: Royal Honorary Colonel of the (Light Infantry)
1949 – 1994: Commandant-in-Chief of the Women's Royal Air Force- 1960 – 30 March 2002: Commandant-in-Chief of the RAF Central Flying School
- 1994 – 30 March 2002: Commandant-in-Chief of the Women's Royal Air Force
- unk. – 30 March 2002: Air Chief Commandant of the
- 1949 – 1957 and 1999 – 30 March 2002: Honorary Air Commodore of No. 600 Squadron RAF
unk. – 30 March 2002: Commandant-in-Chief of the Women's Royal Naval Service
Honorific eponyms[]
Structures[]
Buildings[]
England: - England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
- England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
- England:
- England: Lyon Court, part of Queens' College, Cambridge.
Scotland: Queen Mother Building, University of Dundee, Dundee- Scotland: , University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
- Scotland: Queen Elizabeth Wing, Stirling Royal Infirmary, Stirling
Schools[]
- Canada: Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax
Wales: Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen- England: Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, Oxford
Zimbabwe: , Harare
Ships[]
United Kingdom: RMS Queen Elizabeth
Freedom of the City[]
- Commonwealth realms
- 1927: Glasgow[8]
- 29 August 1928: Stirling.[9]
- 1928: Dunfermline
- 1935: Perth
- 1936: Edinburgh
- 1953: Inverness - Joint Freedom with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 1953: London
- 26 July 1954: King's Lynn and West Norfolk[10]
- 1954: Dundee - Also on Behalf of the Black Watch
1954: Ottawa[11]- 1956: Forfar - Also on Behalf of the Black Watch[12][13]
- 1956: Musselburgh
- 1956: Wick
- 25 May 1959: Aberdeen[14]
- 13 April 1961: St Albans[15]
- 1980: Windsor and Maidenhead[16]
- 1981: Windsor
- 1981: Maidenhead
- 1990: Caithness
- Foreign
Member and fellowships[]
| Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom |
December 1938 – 2002 | Women's Royal Voluntary Service | President[19] |
| United Kingdom |
1956 – 2002 | Royal Society | Honorary Fellow (FRS) |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Society of Edinburgh | Honorary Fellow (FRSE) | |
 England |
London School of Economics | Honorary Fellow | |
 Ontario |
28 June 1974 – 30 March 2002 | Law Society of Upper Canada | Honorary Bencher[20] |
| England |
1944 – 2002 | Honourable Society of the Middle Temple | Honorary Bencher[21] |
| England |
Royal College of Physicians | Honorary Fellow | |
 Scotland |
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Honorary Fellow | |
| England |
Royal College of Surgeons of England | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Academy of Music | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Marie Curie Memorial Foundation | Patron | |
| Ontario |
Ontario Jockey Club | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Air Force Club | Honorary Life Member | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal College of Midwives | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal College of Music | President Emerita | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal College of Nursing | Patron | |
| England |
Royal College of Surgeons of England | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Commonwealth Society | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal British Legion (Women's Section) | President | |
| Scotland |
Royal British Legion Scotland (Women's Section) | Grand President | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal School of Church Music | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Society of Musicians | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Automobile Club | Honorary Member | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Household Cricket Club | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal School of Needlework | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Horticultural Society | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal National Lifeboat Institution | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Patron | |
| Scotland |
Royal Scottish Society of Arts | Patron | |
| Scotland |
Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Special Forces Club | Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Cavalry and Guards Club | Lady Patron | |
| United Kingdom |
Society of Antiquaries of London | Royal Fellow (FSA) | |
| Canada |
Victorian Order of Nurses | Patron | |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
1983 – 2002 | Victoria Cross and George Cross Association | President[22] |
| British Empire and Commonwealth |
Patron |
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Scholastic[]
| Country | Date | Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
1953 – 1993 | Royal College of Music | President |
| England |
1955 – 1980 | University of London | Chancellor |
| Scotland |
1967 – 1977 | University of Dundee | Chancellor |
| England |
London School of Economics | Honorary Fellow | |
| Ontario |
1974 – 2002 | Law Society of Upper Canada | Honorary Bencher[24] |
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| Nation or Land | Date | Institution | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|
 Northern Ireland |
1924 | Queen's University Belfast | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| Scotland |
1929 | University of St. Andrews | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| Scotland |
1932 | University of Glasgow | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| Scotland |
1937 | University of Edinburgh | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
 South Africa |
1947 | University of Cape Town | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| England |
1948 | University of Cambridge | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| England |
1951 | Victoria University of Manchester | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| England |
1954 | University of Leeds | Doctor of Laws (LLD)[25] |
 New York |
1954 | Columbia University | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
 Australia |
1958 | University of Melbourne | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| New Zealand |
1966 | University of Auckland | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
 Nova Scotia |
1967 | Dalhousie University | Doctor of Laws (LLD)[26] |
 Zimbabwe |
1981 | University of Zimbabwe | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| Scotland |
1983 | University of Aberdeen | Doctor of Laws (LLD) |
| England |
1931 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) |
| Scotland |
1967 | University of Dundee | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) |
| England |
1984 | Newcastle University | Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) |
| England |
1966 | University of Sheffield | Doctor of Music (D.Mus) |
| England |
5 December 1973 | Royal College of Music | Doctor of Music (D.Mus) [27][28] |
| Scotland |
1994 | Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama | Doctor of Music (D.Mus) |
| England |
1937 | University of London | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) |
 Jamaica |
1965 | University of the West Indies | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) |
| England |
1965 | University of Keele | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) |
| England |
1991 | Royal Veterinary College | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) |
See also[]
- List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II
- List of titles and honours of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- List of titles and honours of Charles, Prince of Wales
- List of titles and honours of George VI
- 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
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