This is a question of a foreigner because I don't understand the correlation. (Please don't take my question as an insult!).
Why is Queen Elizabeth II. only the queen of England and not the queen of Great Britain (incl.Scotland, Wales)
Do people from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland also think, that she is "their" queen?
2006-12-25 01:51:04 · 40 answers · asked by willywindzors 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
This is a serious question!
2006-12-25 01:55:10 · update #1
Her official title in the UK is "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".
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4676.asp
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Also, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Australia and of Her other Realms and Territories ...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand and of Her other Realms and Territories ...
etc.
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However, perhaps partly with Scotland getting a limited return of their own Parliament, etc., some people might get confused. AND a lot of people write on Yahoo!Answers and just as questions about "the queen", without specifying which Queen nor Queen of which country, etc. And whether a Queen Regnant OR a Queen Consort.
2006-12-25 02:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Elizabeth II's full title is....
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
She is also Queen of Scotland and Wales though that isn't stated specifically in her title.
2006-12-26 05:05:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elizabeth II is the reigning monarch of the entire United Kingdom, not just England but for the sake of simplicity she is referred to as Queen of England (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a bit of a mouthful). Being Scottish I do find calling her Elizabeth II to be inaccurate as she is only the first queen of Scotland to be called Elizabeth but then I couldn't really care that much. I am proud to be living in the UK even more than I am proud of being Scottish. It wasn't until Scotland entered the Union with England in 1705 that Scotland and Scottish people really became successful. Incidentally, in Scotland as opposed to England post boxes do not have ER II (Elizabeth Rex )printed on them but an emblem of the Scottish crown.
2006-12-28 04:42:05 · answer #3 · answered by Ezekiel Satchell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her full title is
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
The Queen of England was Queen Elizabeth 1st. She was not Queen of Scotland.
2006-12-25 02:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
As it has been said, Her Majesty is the
defender of the faith {the protestant faith} and Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. And it's true the institution is
in existance partly because it brings in tourism revenues. And, yes Americans, those that have been to Britain and those that have not like myself are fascinated with the idea of crown jewels , palaces and the Monarchy as a whole. It has only been in the past few years that Wales and Scotland have separated themselves from London. The process Scotland and Wales
went through to have their own parliaments is called devolution.
Though they both have parliaments of ther own, there are still MP (Members of Parliament) from those countries in London in the House of Commons. The HOC still has a role, albeit a limited one in the governance of the Scotish and Welsh. The Prince of Wales has a duchy in Scotland, he is the Duke of Rothesay. Prince Charles has more titles then his father, the Duke of Edinburgh.
2006-12-26 11:21:11 · answer #5 · answered by Danielle P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In olden days Wales and Scotland had their own Kings, and Queens, so the reigning monarch in England was the King (or Queen) of England, the monarchs had diffent numbers, so when they wer joined after Culloden etc, then the James the first of England was also James the 6th of Scotland as they had already had 5 kings called James, but England had had none. Basically England 'took over' Wales and Scotland. The Queen is Queen of England, but does have a title giving her ruling powers over Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
2006-12-25 03:14:40 · answer #6 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The correct title of Her Majesty is
Her Majesty,Queen Elizabeth,Queen of Great Britain,Northern Ireland and the commonwealth.
Long may she reign!
2006-12-28 02:29:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whilst she is in England, you need to declare the Queen in England! even regardless of the indisputable fact that, it is not suitable to declare "The Queen of england". The Queen is Head of State in the united kingdom. As a constitutional monarch, Her Majesty does not 'rule' the rustic, yet fulfills significant ceremonial and formal roles with appreciate to government. She is likewise Fount of Justice, Head of the defense force and has significant relationships with the standard church homes of england and Scotland.
2016-12-15 07:43:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the queen is the queen of all of the places you mentioned and 53 other countries . Canada being one of them yes we have a queen . Queen Elizabeth the second is the Queen of Canada. and we don't take this matter lightly . an oath to the Queen is needed to become a Canadian or to be in our military police or Parliament
2006-12-26 12:57:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is the Queen of the Commonwealth and that includes Scotland, Wales and NI as well as lots of places around the globe
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2006-12-25 03:45:27 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋