Queen Elizabeth Is No Longer Referred to as 'Her Majesty the Queen' - Here's Why

Buckingham Palace has shifted their reference to the late monarch in communications from “Her Majesty the Queen” to “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.”

“Pre-funeral she was ‘Her Majesty The Queen,’ now she is officially referred to as ‘Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.’ ‘The’ in a title indicates current title holder. No ‘The’ means former title holder, former spouse of title holder, etc,” explains royal blogger Gert’s Royals.

The palace also changed the descriptor on social media as of Thursday (September 22), as seen in a tweet about Princess Anne‘s visit to thank servicemen who helped stage the Queen’s funeral earlier this week.

“In Portsmouth and Aldershot, The Princess Royal today met service personnel and thanked them for the role they played in Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s funeral,” the message read.

On Friday (September 23), the official account used the new descriptor again: “The Earl of Wessex visited troops on deployment in Estonia and Germany this week to recognise their service and their commitment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth throughout her life,” they wrote.

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