Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. As was customary at the time of Elizabeth’s marriage, it appeared likely that the royal family would take the Duke of Edinburgh’s surname.
Among other things, Lord Mountbatten favored the name House of Mountbatten. In honor of his ducal title, Philip came up with the name House of Edinburgh.
In 1952, Elizabeth delivered a declaration that Windsor will remain the name of the royal house, in accordance with the wishes of Winston Churchill and her grandmother, Queen Mary, who supported the term.
Philip and Elizabeth’s male-line descendants who do not hold royal titles chose the surname Mountbatten-Windsor in 1960.
Princess Margaret told her sister that she wanted to marry Peter Townsend, a 16-year-old divorcee who had two sons from a previous marriage and was 16 years Margaret’s senior.
Who is Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother?
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI.
The monarchy referred to her as Queen Elizabeth II after the death of her husband to prevent misunderstanding with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, the queen’s mother.
Until the end of the British Raj in August 1947, she was India’s final Empress, having succeeded her husband as King-Emperor in 1936.
