Comments on How to Greet the Queen of England

Further to Leonard's excellent explanation, one should also bow to the Queen if they are a citizen of the fifteen other countries of which she is Queen: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu.

Yes, as you say. she is Queen of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which collectively make up the Unted Kngdom.

This is confusing. England is part of the United Kingdom. If she is to be referred to as Queen Of The United Kingdom, it would seem logical that she would be Queen of all four countries. That would be England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

End of history lesson.

I'm referring to Elizabeth 1, who was the last Queen of England, because after her death in 1603 there was a Union of Scottish and English Crowns, and all future monarchs became king or queen of Scotland and England, later called Great Britain, and much later the United Kingdom.

By the way, as I originally commented about the article titled "How to greet the queen of England", I said "You'd have hard time greeting the Queen of England, as she died in 1603.

I just looked at my emails and it says you want to be a friend. I'm sure it was one of these automatic linkups that Facebook does all the time, but what the heck, hello anyway. I'm glad to be your friend, though I know nothing about you other than what's on Facebook. Where do you live ?

Hello Laura.

Isn't she also Duke of Normandy?

Glad you liked it, Kelley Ann Williams. Do you have comments of your own to add?

And, in the immortal words of Benny Hill, Kate could have the top off my egg, anytime !

I think their overwhelmingly successful trip to Canada and California has created a new batch of born again Monarchists.

No Allen, they didn't drop in on Peterborough, but we would have given them a Royal welcome if they did.

Are William & Kate coming round your way Mr Vine ?

You would have a hard time greeting the Queen of England because she died in 1603! She was Queen Elizabeth 1, daughter of Henry V111, and was the last Queen of England. After her reign, there was a Union of Scottish and English Crowns, and the title Queen (or King) of England didn't exist anymore. King James was the fist king of Scotland and England from 1603 to 1625. It therefore follows that the present monarch, Queen Elizabeth, could never have been and never should be called Queen of England. She is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Head of the Commonwealth (Queen of the U.K. for short), but NEVER, NEVER Queen of England. End of history lesson.

is that really necessary?

Your Majesty, However, With health!