Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother received numerous appointments, including to orders, decorations and medals, during and after her time as consort to King George VI. Each is listed below; where two dates are shown, the first indicates the date of receiving the award or title, and the second indicates the date of its loss or renunciation:
Styles of Queen Elizabeth | |
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Reference style | Her Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
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.
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 1923 –30 March 2002 | Member of the Royal Family Order of King George V | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth | 8 March 1923 –6 June 1924 | Lady of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem | LGStJ [2] | |
British Empire and Commonwealth | 6 June 1924 –12 June 1926 | Lady of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem | LJStJ [3] | |
British Empire and Commonwealth | 12 June 1926 –30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem | GCStJ [4] | |
United Kingdom | 8 July 1927 –30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire | GBE [5] | |
British India | 1931 –30 March 2002 | Member of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India | CI | |
United Kingdom | 14 December 1936 –30 March 2002 | Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter | LG [6] | |
British Empire and Commonwealth | 1 February 1937 –30 March 2002 | Grand Master and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | GCVO [7] | |
United Kingdom | 1937 –30 March 2002 | Member of the Royal Family Order of King George VI | ||
United Kingdom | 11 May 1937 –30 March 2002 | Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle | LT [8] | |
United Kingdom | 1952 –30 March 2002 | Member of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II | ||
Canada | 1966 –30 March 2002 | Member of the Order of the Dogwood | OD [9] [10] | |
United Kingdom | 1978 –30 March 2002 | Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports | ||
New Zealand | 1990 –30 March 2002 | Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand | ONZ | |
Canada | 2000 –30 March 2002 | Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada | CC |
Country | Date | Decoration | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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British Empire and Commonwealth | 1936 | Member of the Royal Red Cross | RRC | |
British Empire and Commonwealth | 11 May 1937 [8] | Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth | 1935 | Recipient of the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth | 1937 | Recipient of the King George VI Coronation Medal | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth | 1953 | Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth | 1977 | Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth | 2002 | Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | ||
Canada | 1951 | Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration and Five Bars | CD |
Country | Date | Award | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 1961 | Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Victoria Medal of Honour |
Country | Date | Appointment | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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Yugoslavia | 1923 –30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Sava | ||
Afghanistan | 1928 –17 July 1973 | Member First Class of the Order of the Supreme Sun | ||
Japan | 1937 –30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown | ||
France | July 1938 [11] –30 March 2002 | Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour | ||
Romania | 1938 –30 December 1947 | Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania | ||
Nepal | 1948 –30 March 2002 | Member Grand Cross of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya | ||
Netherlands | 1950 –30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands | ||
Greece | 1950 –30 March 2002 | Dame Grand Cross of the Royal 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 | Ribbon | Post-nominal letters |
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France | 1945 | Recipient of the Red Cross Medal | ||
Norway | 1945 | Recipient of the Norwegian War Cross |
Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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United Kingdom | December 1938 –2002 | Women's Royal Voluntary Service | President [45] |
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 [46] |
England | 1944 –2002 | Honourable Society of the Middle Temple | Honorary Bencher [47] |
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 [48] |
British Empire and Commonwealth | Gallantry Medallists' League | Patron |
Country | Date | Institution | Position |
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England | 1953 –1993 | Royal College of Music | President |
England | 1955 –1980 | University of London | Chancellor |
Scotland | 1967 –1977 | University of Dundee | Chancellor |
England | 1981 –2002 | Royal Holloway College | Patron |
England | London School of Economics | Honorary Fellow | |
Ontario | 1974 –2002 | Law Society of Upper Canada | Honorary Bencher [50] |
Nation or Land | Date | Institution | Degree |
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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) [51] |
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) [52] |
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) [53] [54] |
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) |
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