the Queens title?

[mata hati]

Would the Queen still have the official title of "Queen" in the period between her fathers death and the actual coronation? Or was she Queen in waiting? or some such other title? Just wondered!

[boxtops]

It says here that she was proclaimed Queen immediately, the coronation was the formalisation of the title http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II

[tonyav]

She was Queen from the moment her Father the King died.

[FredPuli43]

The rule is "The King is dead, long live the King" . She was Queen from the moment of the previous monarch's death. We don't have an interregnum, a period when there is no monarch.

[mata hati]

Thanks for the answers, folks.
I asked because sometimes people are given strange titles we dont often here about.
Happy Diamond Jubilee, you majesty!

[woofgang]

Terry Pratchett says that the fastest moving partices in the Roundworld universe are kingeons and qeeeons because they move from one place to another in no time at all.

[buzzbuzz10]

Tonyav and others are correct - "King is dead Long live the Queen".... the Queen acceded to the throne on the death of her father in 1952 ie the Accession. The Diamond Jubilee is 60 years from the Accession not from the Coronation - which would be 60 years next year. She technically became Queen even before she realised it as she was informed a little later when she was in Africa and in those telephone calls and wireless etc. in Africa were not as good as now. She was crowned at the Coronation in 1953....this is the formalisation and display of her oath and dedicated herself to God and her people.

[FredPuli43]

Oddly, we are celebrating the Jubilee from June 2nd, the date of the coronation 59 years ago,but in the year which marks 60 years of the reign. Presumably nobody thought it wise to use the date of the accession, which was in February, because the weather isn't good in February; the same thinking which gives us the official birthday of a monarch, regardless of the actual birthday. The official birthday was created because the then King's real birthday was at a cold time of year and not ideal for parades and such.

[nungate]

We must also remember that the Queen's father died in February, maybe something she might not want to celebrate at that particular time

[buzzbuzz10]

i apologies i was wrong...60th year of the queens reign started feb 6 (1952) and that is the jubilee start but for some reason as suggested by FredPuli they have dated it on the 59 anniversary of the coronation but the beginning of the 60th year since the coronation lol... so listen to Fred lol

[buzzbuzz10]

and did not check my spelling or grammar - I apologise.