Elizabeth II Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Titles, styles, honours, and arms == {{Main|List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II}} {{Multiple image | width = 150 | perrow = 1/1 | image1 = Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II.svg | caption1 = [[Royal cypher]] of Elizabeth II, surmounted by [[St Edward's Crown]] | image2 = Personal flag of Queen Elizabeth II.svg | caption2 = Personal flag of Elizabeth II }} === Titles and styles <span class="anchor" id="Royal cypher"></span> === Elizabeth held many titles and honorary military positions throughout [[the Commonwealth]], was sovereign of many orders in her own countries and received honours and awards from around the world. In each of her realms, she had a distinct title that follows a similar formula: ''Queen of Saint Lucia and of Her other Realms and Territories'' in [[Monarchy of Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]], ''Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories'' in Australia, etc. Elizabeth was also styled ''[[Defender of the Faith]]''. === Arms === {{See also|Flags of Elizabeth II}} From 21 April 1944 until her accession, Elizabeth's arms consisted of a [[Lozenge (heraldry)|lozenge]] bearing the [[royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom]] differenced with a [[Label (heraldry)|label]] of three points [[argent]], the centre point bearing a [[Tudor rose]] and the first and third a [[cross of Saint George]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coat of Arms: Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth |url=https://ltgov.bc.ca/lg/honours-awards/heraldry/shields/PrincessElizabeth1951.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106035558/https://ltgov.bc.ca/lg/honours-awards/heraldry/shields/PrincessElizabeth1951.htm |archive-date=6 November 2013 |access-date=6 April 2013 |publisher=[[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] |mode=cs2}}</ref> Upon her accession, she inherited the various arms her father held as sovereign, with a modified representation of the crown. Elizabeth also possessed [[Heraldic banner|royal standards]] and personal flags for use [[Royal Standard of the United Kingdom|in the United Kingdom]], [[Royal standards of Canada|Canada]], [[Queen's Personal Australian Flag|Australia]], [[Queen's Personal New Zealand Flag|New Zealand]], [[Queen's Personal Jamaican Flag|Jamaica]], and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Berry |first=Ciara |date=15 January 2016 |title=Personal flags |url=https://www.royal.uk/personal-flags |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507180249/https://www.royal.uk/personal-flags |archive-date=7 May 2016 |access-date=18 April 2016 |work=The Royal Family |publisher=Royal Household |mode=cs2}}</ref> {{image frame|align=center|border=no|caption=|content= <gallery class="thumbcaption" mode="packed" style="display:flex; margin-bottom:0; margin-left:0; padding-bottom:0; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"> Coat of Arms of Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (1947-1952).svg|Coat of arms as [[Duchess of Edinburgh]] (1947β1952) Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1952-2022).svg|[[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom]] Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scotland).svg|[[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom for use in Scotland]] Royal Coat of Arms of Canada.svg|[[Royal coat of arms of Canada]] </gallery> |mode=scrollable|max-width=700 }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page