Art, obsession, and identity
Operated by Cunard Line, MS Queen Elizabeth is a cruise liner launched in September 2010. The passenger vessel replaced Queen Elizabeth 2, which was in service from 1969 to 2008 and since 2018 has been serving as a floating hotel in Dubai.
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park was established in 1953, the year of the coronation of Elizabeth II. Stretching from the east shore of Loch Lomond to the rugged terrain of Strathyre, the park encompasses several mountains, lakes, and reservoirs.
Surprisingly perhaps, the Queen Elizabeth Rose was created in the United States, bred by botanist Dr. Walter Lammerts in 1954 after Elizabeth II ascended the British throne in 1952. The pale pink rose variety remains one of the most popular flowers in the world.
Uganda's most popular tourist destination, the Queen Elizabeth National Park is set against the spine of the great Rwenzori Mountains. The vast savanna and wetland reserve is home to the largest variety of wildlife in the country.
The Queen Elizabeth cake is a sweet date cake, topped with a brown sugar, butter, and coconut broiled topping. The delicacy was prepared for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 and is still a popular treat, especially in Canada.
Purpose-built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London is one of the capital's top sporting complexes. The London Stadium is home to Premier League soccer club West Ham United as well as UK Athletics.
The breathtakingly steep and craggy ridge known as the Queen Elizabeth Range is a group of mountain ranges in the Canadian Rockies on the southeastern side of Jasper National Park, in Alberta. The group was named in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Elizabeth II as Canada's sovereign.
Commencing near the mouth of the Singapore River, the Queen Elizabeth II Walk meanders through Singapore's Esplanade Park on Marina Bay. It was opened on May 30, 1953.
Inaugurated in August 2012, Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law is one of Brisbane's most architecturally striking office buildings. It was named in honor of the late British monarch to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
Montreal's historic Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth is the largest hotel in Quebec. The luxury accommodation is well known for being the location for the John Lennon and Yoko Ono recording 'Give Peace a Chance' in Room 1742 during their anti-war bed-in back in 1969. Various members of the British royal family have stayed here, including Elizabeth II herself, and the hotel continues to be the preferred overnight option for celebrities staying in the city.
Located in the heart of New York City's financial district, the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden commemorates the Commonwealth victims of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. The pavement set in and around the shady recess is inscribed with the names of counties of England. The garden was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on July 6, 2010.
Sources: (White House Historical Association) (The Guardian) (Far Out Magazine) (Geophysical Research Letters) (NYC Parks)
See also: 9/11 as seen from space and other out of this world photographs
In December 2012, it was announced by the Foreign Office in London that the southern part of British Antarctic Territory had been named Queen Elizabeth Land as a jubilee gift for the monarch. Image: British Antarctic Territory
Set on the Kāpiti Coast near Wellington on North Island, this regional park preserves the last area of natural dunes in the region.
On Monday, July 6, 1956, more than one million people gathered at Chicago's lakefront to welcome Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh during the first-ever British royal visit to the city. The place where the couple disembarked from HMY Britannia was subsequently named Queen's Landing.
Previously known as the clock tower, the London landmark that houses "Big Ben," or the Great Bell, was renamed Elizabeth Tower to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012.
At the center of the British Museum in London sits the largest covered public square in Europe, the Queen Elizabeth II Great Court.
The filigree wrought iron gates crowned with ornate stone carvings known as Elizabeth Gate mark one of four entrances to London's Kew Gardens.
The landmark Queen Elizabeth II Bridge carries the M25 freeway around London southwards over the River Thames. It was opened by Her Majesty in October 1991.
There were numerous awards and decorations awarded by the Queen that carried her title. One such honor was the Queen's Gallantry Medal (pictured), awarded for exemplary acts of bravery by civilians and by members of the Armed Forces.
The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes first took place at Ascot in 1951 and quickly became one of the most prestigious racing events in the world. Originally part-named for Elizabeth Queen consort, Queen Elizabeth II secured the contest named in honor of her parents in 1954.
The remote Queen Elizabeth Islands are part of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Named for the British monarch in 1953, the islands contain approximately 14% of the Earth's glacier and ice cap area (excluding the inland and shelf ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica). Climate change, however, is reducing this percentage at a worrying rate.
A large country park comprising woodland and downland draped over the South Downs in southern England, Queen Elizabeth Country Park in Hampshire is twinned with the Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda, Africa.
Heathrow Terminal 2 is also known as The Queen's Terminal. London's Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world.
The Queen's Gallery is a public art gallery at Buckingham Palace dedicated to exhibiting works of art from the Royal Collection. Open to the public, it's one of London's most prestigious galleries.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, is so named because Queen Elizabeth II was the reigning sovereign of the colonial British Empire during its construction in 1957. The hospital was visited by the Queen in 1971.
Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II had her own bedroom at the White House? Located on the second floor of the building and part of a series of guest suite rooms, the Queen's Bedroom has in fact existed since the mid-19th century, created to accommodate royal guests over the years. Image: The White House Museum
The prestigious Queen Elizabeth Challenge Cup Stakes is held annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, during the fall meeting. The race was inaugurated on October 11, 1984, in honor of the British monarch, and is worth a cool US$500,000.
The Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee bronze Equestrian Statue is located at the highest point of Queen Anne's ride in Great Windsor Park, and is 3.8 m (12.5 ft) tall.
Perth's stylish Elizabeth Quay set on the north shore of Perth Water was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth II during her Diamond Jubilee.
The LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth is one of two preserved LMS Princess Royal Class steam locomotives. Built in 1933, it was named for Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II. Still in use as a heritage locomotive, it's maintained by West Coast Railways.
What's in a name? Well, for the late Queen Elizabeth II, quite a lot actually. The former British monarch had numerous things named after her—places, buildings, roads, awards, food, and even a flower. Indeed, Her Majesty was known the world over for all sorts of weird and wonderful namesakes.
Click through and embark on a sovereign sightseeing tour of things and places named after Queen Elizabeth II.
Surprising things named after Queen Elizabeth II
The late British monarch's name has been given to everything from cakes to quays
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What's in a name? Well, for the late Queen Elizabeth II, quite a lot actually. The former British monarch had numerous things named after her—places, buildings, roads, awards, food, and even a flower. Indeed, Her Majesty was known the world over for all sorts of weird and wonderful namesakes.
Click through and embark on a sovereign sightseeing tour of things and places named after Queen Elizabeth II.