Windsor, Elizabeth II (Queen Elizabeth II)
- Date of birth:
- April 21st, 1926 (Mayfair/London, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- September 8th, 2022 (Balmoral Castle/Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
- Buried on:
- St. George's Chapel Windsor
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
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King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), British Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), British Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Imperial Order of the Crown of India
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1947
1952 - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- July 8th, 1947
6 February 1952 – Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- November 11th, 1947
Elefantordenen
- Awarded on:
- 1947
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Awarded on:
- 1948
Nishan al-Kamal - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1948
Ojaswi Rajanyako Manapadvi
- Awarded on:
- 1949
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder Grootkruis (NL.1)
- Awarded on:
- 1950
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1952
Most Illustrious Order of Queen Sālote Tupou III
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1953
Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1953
Kungliga Serafimerorden
- Awarded on:
- 1953
Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero - Gold Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1953
Nishan al-Idris - Grand Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Collar of the Order of Solomon's seal
- Awarded on:
- 1954
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross with Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1955
Banda das Três Ordens
- Awarded on:
- 1955
Wisam al-Hashimi
- Awarded on:
- 1956
- Awarded on:
- 1957
Cavaliere di Gran Croce decorato di Gran Cordone della Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- Awarded on:
- 1958
Sonderstufe des Großkreuzes des Verdienstordens der BRD
- Awarded on:
- 1958
Nishan-e-Pakistan
- Awarded on:
- 1960
Order of the Sun of Peru - Grand Cross with diamonds
- Awarded on:
- 1960
Orden del Libertador General San Martín - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1960
The Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
- Awarded on:
- 1960
Wisam al-Istiqlal - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1961
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun suurristi ketjuineen (SVR SR ketj)
- Awarded on:
- 1961
National Order of Mali - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1961
National Order of the Lion - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1961
Order of the Pioneers of Liberia - Knight Grand Band
- Awarded on:
- 1961
National Order of the Ivory Coast - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1961
- Awarded on:
- 1961
- Awarded on:
- 1962
Daikun'i kikkashō - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1962
- Awarded on:
- 1962
Order of Valour - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1963
Grootlint in de Leopoldsorde / Grand cordon de l'Ordre de Léopold
- Awarded on:
- 1963
Basilikon Tagma toy Soteros - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1963
Hin íslenska fálkaorða - Keðja ásamt stórkrossstjörnu
- Awarded on:
- 1963
Chain of Honour
- Awarded on:
- 1964
Collar to the Order of Merit
- Awarded on:
- 1965
Groß-Stern des Ehrenzeichens für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich
- Awarded on:
- 1966
- Awarded on:
- April 17th, 1967
Sovereign
Grande Colar del Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul
- Awarded on:
- 1968
Order of the Niger - Grand Commander
- Awarded on:
- 1969
Order of Al-Nahayyan 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1969
Order of the Equatorial Star - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1969
- Awarded on:
- 1971
Nishan-i-Lmar-i-Ala - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1971
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1972
Sovereign
Darjah Utama Temasek
- Awarded on:
- 1972
Order of the Crown of the Realm
- Awarded on:
- 1972
Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei
- Awarded on:
- 1972
Nishan Ghaazeege 'Izzaitheri Veriyaa
- Awarded on:
- 1972
Order of Golden Heart of Kenya - 1st class
- Awarded on:
- 1972
Ordre du Lion d'or de la Maison de Nassau
- Awarded on:
- 1972
Order of the Yugoslav Star - Great Star
- Awarded on:
- 1972
Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca - Chain
- Awarded on:
- 1973
Order of the Leopard - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1973
Order of the Republic of Gambia - Grand Commander
- Awarded on:
- 1974
Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna
- Awarded on:
- 1974
Sovereign to the Order of Australia
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1975
Queen's Service Order - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- March 13th, 1975
Kiladat El Nil - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1975
- Awarded on:
- 1975
- Awarded on:
- 1975
- Awarded on:
- 1975
- Awarded on:
- 1978
Ordinul Steaua României - 1st class
- Awarded on:
- 1978
Order of Mubarak the Great - Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Order of al-Khalifa - Grand Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Order of Oman 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Order of King Abdulaziz - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Order of the Lion 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Presidential Order of Botswana
- Awarded on:
- 1979
- Awarded on:
- 1979
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Collar of the Independence
- Awarded on:
- 1979
Order of Saint Lucia - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- 1980
Wissam al-Mohammadi - Special Class
- Awarded on:
- 1980
Order of the Solomon Islands - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- 1981
- Awarded on:
- 1982
- Awarded on:
- 1984
Dominica Award of Honour
- Awarded on:
- 1985
Trinity Cross in Gold
- Awarded on:
- 1985
Collar of the Order of Charles III
- Awarded on:
- 1986
Grand Order of Mugunghwa
- Awarded on:
- 1986
- Awarded on:
- February 6th, 1987
- Awarded on:
- 1989
- Awarded on:
- 1989
Order of Belize - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- August 16th, 1991
- Awarded on:
- August 16th, 1991
- Awarded on:
- August 16th, 1991
Order Zaslugi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej I klasa – Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1991
Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic - Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1991
National Order of Merit - Companion of Honour
- Awarded on:
- May 28th, 1992
- Awarded on:
- 1992
- Awarded on:
- 1992
Order of Boyaca - Grand Collar
- Awarded on:
- 1993
- Awarded on:
- 1993
- Awarded on:
- 1995
Order of Good Hope - Grand Cross in Gold
- Awarded on:
- 1995
- Awarded on:
- 1996
Clas I Řád bilého lva
- Awarded on:
- 1996
Triju Zvaigznu ordenis - 1st Class with Chain
- Awarded on:
- 1996
Order of Princely Heritage - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1998
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1998
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1998
Order of the National Hero - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- 1998
- Awarded on:
- 1998
- Awarded on:
- October 3rd, 2000
- Awarded on:
- October 23rd, 2000
Order of the Star of Romania - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 2000
Order of the Golden Eagle
- Awarded on:
- 2000
Grand Order of King Tomislav with Stash and Grand Star
- Awarded on:
- December 12th, 2001
Golden Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
- Awarded on:
- 2001
Order of Logohu - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- August 23rd, 2005
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 2005
- Awarded on:
- 2005
- Awarded on:
- 2005
Order of Vytautas the Great - Grand Cross with Golden Chain
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 2006
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- October 19th, 2006
Prestige Order of the National Hero - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 2007
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 2007
Order of the Star of Ghana - Companion
- Awarded on:
- 2007
Order of the State of Republic of Turkey - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- May 14th, 2008
- Awarded on:
- 2008
- Awarded on:
- 2008
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 2010
- Awarded on:
- 2010
Tuvalu Order of Merit - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 2016
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 2016
With 5 bars
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 2016
With 5 bars
- Awarded on:
- October 11th, 2016
With 5 bars
Order of Distinction - Sovereign
- Awarded on:
- 2016
- Awarded on:
- 2016
- Awarded on:
- 2016
- Awarded on:
- 2016
- Awarded on:
- 2016
- Awarded on:
- 2016
Order of the Eagle of Georgia - Grand Collar
- Awarded on:
- March 8th, 2017
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 2020
With 3 gold bars
War Diary mentions
22 March 1944 WO 171/1349 - 3 Monmouthshire Regiment
Exercise “York”. The King, Queen and Princess Elizabeth inspected 159 Inf Bde at DRIFFIELD aerodrome.
22 March 1944 WO 171/456 - 11 Armoured Division
HM The King accompanied by HM The Queen and HRH The Princess Elizabeth visited fmns and units of 11 Armd Div.
22 March 1944 WO 171/997 - 151 Ayrshire Yeomanry
Ex ‘York’. Div Arty inspected by H.M. The King, H.M. The Queen, H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth near DRIFFIELD, Yorks.
22 March 1944 WO 171/691 - 159 Infantry Brigade
The Bde was inspected by H.M. The King with H.M. The Queen and H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth, the Corps and Div. Commanders were present. The inspection took place at 1200 hrs on DRIFFIELD Aerodrome.
Bde H.Q. advance party, with battalion adv parties left for new location.
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