what is the queens surname?

Answer 1

Windsor

Answer 2

Mountbatten -Windsor
The Royal Family name of Windsor was confirmed by The Queen after her accession in 1952. However, in 1960, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decided that they would like their own direct descendants to be distinguished from the rest of the Royal Family (without changing the name of the Royal House), as Windsor is the surname used by all the male and unmarried female descendants of George V.

It was therefore declared in the Privy Council that The Queen's descendants, other than those with the style of Royal Highness and the title of Prince/Princess, or female descendants who marry, would carry the name of Mountbatten-Windsor.

This reflected Prince Philip's surname. In 1947, when Prince Philip of Greece became naturalised, he assumed the name of Philip Mountbatten as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.

The effect of the declaration was that all The Queen's children, on occasions when they needed a surname, would have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.

For the most part, members of the Royal Family who are entitled to the style and dignity of HRH Prince or Princess do not need a surname, but if at any time any of them do need a surname (such as upon marriage), that surname is Mountbatten-Windsor.

Answer 3

Until She became Queen, The Duchess of Edinburgh's name was Mrs Philip Mountbatten.
Upon acceding to The Throne, Her Majesty changed, In Council, Her Surname back to Windsor with the instruction that those in direct line to the Throne will also bear this name. Children of those theoretically in line, but in practise only remotely will bear the surname Mountbatten-Windsor. Having said this, Princess Anne decided to call herself Mountbatten Windsor when She signed the wedding register!

Answer 4

Queen Elizabeth II was named as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor when she was born 21 April 1926. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession to the crown, behind her uncle, the Prince of Wales, and her father. It is made known that Queen Elizabeth is the male-line great-granddaughter of Edward VII., who inherited the crown from his mother, Queen Victoria. It is made known that through Victoria (as well as several others of her great-great-grandparents), she is descended from many English monarchs extending back to the House of Wessex in the 7th century, and from the Scottish royal house, the The House of Stuart, and its predecessors, which can be traced back to the 6th century.

It is known that Queen Elizabeth married The Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) on 20 November 1947. The Duke is Queen Elizabeth's second cousin once removed. It is also made known that they share Queen Victoria as a great-great-grandmother.

Though the Royal House is named Windsor, it was decreed, via a 1960 Order-in-Council, that those descendants of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip who were not Princes or Princesses of the United Kingdom should have the personal surname Mountbatten-Windsor. In practice all of their children, both Charles and Anne, in honor of their father, have used Mountbatten-Windsor as their surnames.

I've inserted an informative website below if you're interested in further indepth reading about Queen Elizabeth. Interesting, isn't it, especially since most early Americans can trace their ancestral roots back to England?

Answer 5

Windsor

Answer 6

Windsor

Answer 7

Windsor

Answer 8

Windsor

Answer 9

Windsor

Answer 10

The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha came to the British Royal Family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, son of Ernst, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. Queen Victoria herself remained a member of the House of Hanover.

The only British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was King Edward VII, who reigned for nine years at the beginning of the modern age in the early years of the twentieth century.

King George V replaced the German-sounding title with that of Windsor during the First World War. The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha survived in other European monarchies, including the current Belgian Royal Family and the former monarchies of Portugal and Bulgaria.


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