List of titles and honours of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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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:

Titles and styles

Styles of
Queen Elizabeth
Reference styleHer Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty
  • 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

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.

In the memorial service held in Canada, her Canadian honours, the Canadian Forces' Decoration and Order of Canada, were read out.

British Commonwealth and Commonwealth of Nations honours

Appointments, including honours
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters Other
United Kingdom 1923 Member of the Royal Family Order of George V
British Empire and Commonwealth 8 March 1923 Lady of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem LGStJ Promoted to LJStJ in 1924
6 June 1924 Lady of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem LJStJ Promoted to GCStJ in 1926
12 June 1926 Dame Grand Cross of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem GCStJ
United Kingdom 8 July 1927 Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire GBE
British India 1931 Member of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India CI
United Kingdom 14 December 1936 Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter LG
British Empire and Commonwealth 1 February 1937 Grand Master and Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO
United Kingdom 1937 Member of the Royal Family Order of George VI
11 May 1937 Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle LT
1952 Member of the Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
Canada 1966 Member of the Order of the Dogwood OD
United Kingdom 1978 Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
New Zealand 1990 Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand ONZ
Canada 2000 Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada CC
Decorations and medals
Country Date Decoration Ribbon Post-nominal letters
British Empire and Commonwealth 1936 Member of the Royal Red Cross RRC
11 May 1937 Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
1935 Recipient of the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
1937 Recipient of the King George VI Coronation Medal
1953 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
1977 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
2002 Recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
Canada 1951 Recipient of the Canadian Forces' Decoration and Five Bars CD
Awards
Country Date Award
United Kingdom 1961 Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society Victoria Medal of Honour

Foreign honours

Appointments
Country Date Appointment Ribbon Post-nominal letters
Yugoslavia 1923 Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Sava
Afghanistan 1928 Member First Class of the Order of the Supreme Sun
Japan 1937 Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown
France July 1938 Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Romania 1938 Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania
Nepal 1948 Member Grand Cross of the Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
Netherlands 1950 Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands
Greece Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of St Olga and St Sophia MSOS
Peru 1960 Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun
Tunisia 1961 Grand Cordon of the Order of Independence
Decorations
Country Date Decoration Ribbon
France 1945 Recipient of the Red Cross Medal
Norway Recipient of the Norwegian War Cross

Honorary military positions

Australia
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
  • 1977 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces Medical Service
New Zealand
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
Southern Rhodesia
  • 1955–1965: Honorary Commissioner of the British South Africa Police
Rhodesia
1965–1970: 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
  • 1935 – 30 March 2002: Royal Honorary Colonel The London Scottish
  • 1937–1959: Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
  • 1937 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
  • 1942 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 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
  • 1952–1961: Royal Honorary Colonel of the City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)
  • 1953 – September 1960: Colonel-in-Chief of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 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 & City Yeomanry
  • 1964 – 30 March 2002: Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Anglian Regiment
  • 1967 – 30 March 2002: Honorary Colonel of the Royal Yeomanry
  • 1967–1968: Honorary Colonel of The London Yeomanry and Territorials
  • 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 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, Women, Royal Air Force
  • unk. – 30 March 2002: Air Chief Commandant of the Women's Royal Auxiliary Air Force
  • 1949–1957 and 1999 – 30 March 2002: Honorary Air Commodore of No. 600 Squadron RAF
  • unk. – 11 January 1994: Commandant-in-Chief of the Women's Royal Naval Service
  • 11 January 1994 – 30 March 2002: Commandant-in-Chief for Women in the Royal Navy

Non-national titles and honours

Freedom of the City

  • 1927: Glasgow
  • 29 August 1928: Stirling
  • 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
  • 1954: Dundee – Also on Behalf of the Black Watch
  • 1954: Ottawa
  • 1956: Forfar – Also on Behalf of the Black Watch
  • 1956: Musselburgh
  • 1956: Wick
  • 25 May 1959: Aberdeen
  • 13 April 1961: St Albans
  • 1981: Windsor and Maidenhead
  • 1990: Caithness
  • 2000: Volgograd (Honorary Citizen)

Memberships and fellowships

Country Date Organisation Position
 United Kingdom December 1938 – 2002 Women's Royal Voluntary Service President
1956–2002 Royal Society Honorary Fellow (FRS)
Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow (FRSE)
London School of Economics Honorary Fellow
1944–2002 Honourable Society of the Middle Temple Honorary Bencher
Royal College of Physicians Honorary Fellow
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of England Patron
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Music
Marie Curie Memorial Foundation
Royal Air Force Club Honorary Life Member
Royal College of Midwives Patron
Royal College of Music President Emerita
Royal College of Nursing Patron
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal Commonwealth Society
Royal British Legion (Women's Section) President
Royal British Legion Scotland (Women's Section) Grand President
Royal School of Church Music Patron
Royal Society of Musicians
Royal Automobile Club Honorary Member
Royal Household Cricket Club Patron
Royal School of Needlework
Royal Horticultural Society
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Royal Scottish Society of Arts
Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded
Special Forces Club
Cavalry and Guards Club Lady Patron
Society of Antiquaries of London Royal Fellow (FSA)
 Canada Victorian Order of Nurses Patron
Ontario Jockey Club
28 June 1974 – 30 March 2002 Law Society of Upper Canada Honorary Bencher
British Empire and Commonwealth 1983–2002 Victoria Cross and George Cross Association President
Gallantry Medallists' League Patron

Scholastic

Chancellor, president, visitor, governor, and fellowships
Country Date Institution Position
 United Kingdom 1953–1993 Royal College of Music President
1955–1980 University of London Chancellor
1967–1977 University of Dundee
1981–2002 Royal Holloway College Patron
London School of Economics Honorary Fellow
 Canada 1974–2002 Law Society of Upper Canada Honorary Bencher
Honorary degrees
Country Date Institution Degree
 United Kingdom 1924 Queen's University Belfast Doctor of Laws (LLD)
1929 University of St. Andrews
1932 University of Glasgow
1937 University of Edinburgh
 South Africa 1947 University of Cape Town
 United Kingdom 1948 University of Cambridge
1951 Victoria University of Manchester
1954 University of Leeds
 United States Columbia University
 Australia 1958 University of Melbourne
 New Zealand 1966 University of Auckland
 Canada 1967 Dalhousie University
 Zimbabwe 1981 University of Zimbabwe
 United Kingdom 1983 University of Aberdeen
1931 University of Oxford Doctor of Civil Law (DCL)
1967 University of Dundee
1984 Newcastle University
1966 University of Sheffield Doctor of Music (DMus)
5 December 1973 Royal College of Music
1994 Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
1937 University of London Doctor of Letters (DLitt)
 Jamaica 1965 University of the West Indies
 United Kingdom University of Keele
1991 Royal Veterinary College Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Honorific eponyms

Structures

Buildings

  • United Kingdom
    • England: Bowes-Lyon Youth Centre, Stevenage
    • England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
    • England: Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin
    • 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

Schools

  • Canada:
    • Nova Scotia: Queen Elizabeth High School, Halifax
  • United Kingdom
    • Wales: Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen
    • England: Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, Oxford
  • Zimbabwe: Queen Elizabeth School, Harare

Ships

  • United Kingdom: RMS Queen Elizabeth

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