List of titles and honours of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
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Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 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, 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.
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[edit] Titles and styles
| Royal styles of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Queen Consort |
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| Reference style | Her Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
- 4 August 1900 – 16 February 1904: The Honourable Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
- 16 February 1904 – 26 April 1923: The 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
- 11 December 1936 – 14 August 1947 (for British India): Her Imperial Majesty The Queen-Empress
- 6 February 1952 – 30 March 2002: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
In the Commonwealth realms, outside of the United Kingdom, where the Queen Mother was a member of the national Royal Family, no official title was accorded to her through law. Instead she was addressed using her UK title as a courtesy title.
Upon her death, it was reported that the Gorsedd of Bards had paid tribute to her using her bardic name "Betsy o Ebor" (Elizabeth of York).
[edit] British Commonwealth and Commonwealth of Nations honours
- Appointments
- Medals and decorations
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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 British Commonwealth/ Commonwealth realms |
1936 | Royal Red Cross | RRC |
| British Commonwealth/ Commonwealth realms |
1937 | Royal Victorian Chain | |
 Canada |
Date Unknown | Canadian Forces Decoration and Five Bars | CD |
- Awards
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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| United Kingdom |
1961 | Royal Horticultural Societys Victoria Medal of Honour |
[edit] Foreign honours
- Appointments
| Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
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 Yugoslavia |
1923 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Cross of the Order of St. Sava | |
 Afghanistan |
1928 – 28 April 1978 | 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 – 10 September 1944 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania | |
 Nepal |
1948 – 30 March 2002 | Grand Cross of the Order of the Ojaswi Rajanya | |
 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 |
- Decorations
| Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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| France |
1945 | Red Cross Medal | |
 Norway |
1945 | Norwegian War Cross |
[edit] Honorary military positions
1953 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
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[2]
- 1977 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces Medical Service
1977 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps
1947 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Witerwatersrand Rifles- 1947 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Cape Town Highlanders
- 1956 – 1961: Colonel-in-Chief of the Transvaal Scottish
1955-1965: Honorary Commissioner of the British South Africa Police
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 ColonelThe 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 University of London OTC
- 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 and 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 Own Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
- 1996 – 1999: Royal Honorary Colonel of the King's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry (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, Royal Air Force
- unk. – 30 March 2002: Air Chief Commandant of the Women's Royal Auxiliary Air Force
unk. – 30 March 2002: Commandant-in-Chief of the Women's Royal Naval Service
[edit] Honorific eponyms
Further information: Royal eponyms in Canada
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[edit] Structures
[edit] Buildings
England: Bowes-Lyon Youth Centre, Stevenage- England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
- England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn
- England: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Margate
- England: Lyon Court, part of Queens' College, Cambridge.
Scotland: Queen Mother Building, University of Dundee, Dundee- Scotland: Queen Mother Library, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
- Scotland: Queen Elizabeth Wing, Stirling Royal Infirmary, Stirling
[edit] Schools
- England: Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen
- England: Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, Oxford
Zimbabwe: Queen Elizabeth School, Harare
[edit] Ships
[edit] See also
- List of titles and honours of Queen 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 King 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 titles and honours of Queen Victoria
- List of titles and honours of King George III
[edit] Notes
- ^ After the accession of Elizabeth II to the throne, the terminology used to describe those countries under her reign altered, with the word Dominion eschewed in favour of realm.
[edit] References
- ^ The Order of Service at Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother's Funeral, Tuesday 9 April 2002, Westminster Abbey. BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/obituaries/queen_mother/funeral_procession/service.stm. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "Our Late Colonel in Chief Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother". Department of National Defence. http://www.forces.gc.ca/health/about_us/engraph/colonel_in_chief_e.asp?Lev1=5&Lev2=5. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
