what is queen elizabeths surname?

Question

what is the queens surname its for school and i need to know thank you

Answer 1

In or around the early 1910's the Royals were encouraged to change their German name (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha) to the more British "Windsor." This is because they were fighting Queen Victoria's nephew Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and the English people didn't like the idea of having Germans for their King and Queen. Windsor Castle is one of the oldest and most respected royal residences and so the name was changed from the German Duchy's of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. This pleased the people of England.

Prince Philips family (also German) at this time changed their name from the German "Battenberg" (berg meaning mount or mountain) to the English sounding "Mountbatten." So, basically, they kept their name the same, just changing the German "Berg" for the English "Mount." So Philip's ancestors became Mountbattens.

So, then Philips Grandfather was ASKED to take the job as King of Greece (they needed one and he was out of work). So, he took the job. Then Philip was technically without a last name and known only as "Philip of Greece." His mother, Princess Alice of Greece was now a Greek Orthodox nun and led a very strict, almost monastic (like monks lead) life. She had no fine clothes or jewels, preferring to dress in nuns habits and live with her family. When Philip's uncle, Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India invited him to live in England, he couldn't refuse and moved with his mother.

When he married Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, she was unable to change her last name because she outranked him. However, she offered a truce. She would allow "some" of the children to be named Mountbatten as long as enough to "ensure the succession of the throne were named Windsor." In other words, as long as a Windsor sat on the Throne, he could name the other children Mountbatten. However, this DID NOT GO WELL with Prime Minister and others and it did not happen. I believe he was then offered to hypenate the last names of the last 2 or 3 children, but he refused that. So, the Windsor name is secure still.

Sorry, got to rambling.

Answer 2

What Is Queen Elizabeths Surname

Answer 3

The Royal relatives of the united kingdom and the different Commonwealth geographical regions technically have not any surname. The are all the Royal domicile of Windsor and if a surname is needed Windsor is principally used. The Queen unquestionably used this whilst she served in worldwide conflict II. on the different hand William and Harry use their fathers call as their 2d call. working example at William commencement whilst his call became known because it became "William Wales". finally those descended from Queen Elizabeth II who're no longer entitled to be a Prince/ess of the united kingdom would use Mountbatten-Windsor as their surname.

Answer 4

Queen Elizabeth's surname is Windsor. When she married, she kept the name Windsor, because she was the Monarch. Her children all had the surname Windsor and Princes William and Harry also carry the surname Windsor.

Answer 5

The Queen chose the surname of Windsor for her family, but later decided that her descendants (children and grandchildren) would be known as Mountbatten-Windsor. She and Prince Philip continue to bear the name of Windsor.

Answer 6

Her birth surname was Windsor and since she's the queen, I doubt she took her husband's surname upon marriage.

Answer 7

Windsor

Answer 8

I believe it's Windsor?it was King George V whom chose the name after WW1.
now it is the Royal family name, BUT when she got married in1948, Her father gave the Duke of Edinburgh's surname and it's Mountbatten-Windsor.
there ya gooh, by the way people HRH The Duke of Edinburgh is a GREEK PRINCE< his father was greek and his mother Princess Alice is Danish.

Answer 9

Mountbatten

Answer 10

W to the I to the N to the D to the S to the O to the R.
Windsor.