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List of things named after Elizabeth II

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File:Elizabeth II greets NASA GSFC employees, May 8, 2007 edit.jpg was the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 to 8 September 2022.]]

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This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named after Elizabeth II. It is divided by category, and each item's location is noted in the entry.

Awards and commemorative emblems

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Geographic locations

File:NASA Landsat SorsdalGlacier Bands432.jpg, Australian Antarctic Territory]]

File:Canada Boat House am Maligne Lake, Jasper NP, Alberta, CA.jpg in the Canadian Rockies]]

File:Queen Elizabeth Park, New Zealand.jpg, north of Wellington, New Zealand]]

File:Olympic Park, London, 16 April 2012.jpg in London, England]]

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Structures

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File:Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law, Brisbane, 2024.jpg , in Brisbane, Queensland.]]

File:Queen Elizabeth Theater Vancouver BC.JPG, in Vancouver, British Columbia.]]

File:Elizabeth Gate, Kew Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 362289.jpg]]

File:Elizabeth II Court, Upper High Street - geograph.org.uk - 1216437.jpg, England]]

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=Hospitals and health=

File:QE2HSC 2544.jpg, in Halifax, Nova Scotia]]

File:Barbados Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown-1.jpg, in Bridgetown, Barbados]]

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=Monuments and sculptures=

File:The statue of Queen Elizabeth II in Regina, Saskatchewan.jpg]]

File:Queen speech Bicentennial Bell.JPG

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  • Australia:
  • Australian Capital Territory: statue, Parliament House, Canberra
  • Queensland: statue of Queen Elizabeth II holding a handbag, Spring Hill, Brisbane
  • South Australia: statue by sculptor Robert Hannaford at Government House in Adelaide
  • Canada:
  • Manitoba: Statue, Government House, Winnipeg commemorating the Queen's address to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba during its provincial centennial in 1970
  • Ontario: Statue, Parliament Hill, Ottawa
  • Saskatchewan: Statue of Queen Elizabeth II on her horse Burmese in front of Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina
  • Nigeria:
  • Bronze statue that once stood in front of the Nigerian Parliament building depicting the Queen sitting on the throne by Ben Enwonwu, 1956. It was removed after Nigeria became a republic and now stands at the Deputy High Commissioner's Residence in Lagos
  • Papua New Guinea:
  • Portrait bust of a young crowned Queen Elizabeth II, Port Moresby
  • United Kingdom:
  • England: bronze bust by Frances Segelman erected at the Bexleyheath Clock Tower, Bexleyheath, Bexley, London, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the queen's coronation
  • England: bronze bust at the Honourable Artillery Company, London
  • England: bronze cast in the Great Hall of Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire
  • England: bronze statue amongst many others, including of Prince Philip's in a sculpture known as “Uniting Two Societies” on the grounds of Ascot Racecourse, Windsor
  • England: head sculpture on the left side of entrance to Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex
  • England: statue in the Garter robes, Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury
  • England: equestrian statue, Windsor Great Park, Windsor
  • England: statue of the Queen in the Order of the Garter robes, Runnymede, Surrey, to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta
  • England: statue depicting her alongside a mare and its foal in 1977, Newmarket, to honour her 90th birthday
  • England: statue of the Queen in the Order of the Garter robes sitting in a chair in St Andrew's Gardens, Gravesend, Kent
  • England: plaque with relief portrait at Old Town Hall, Richmond, London
  • England: statue by Lydia Karpinska named "The Windsor Lady" - An informal representation of Elizabeth II wearing a head scarf and sitting down on a small bench atop a four-step brick built plinth. She is surrounded by her corgis, Bachelors Acre Park, Windsor
  • England: statue by Caroline Wallace, designed to celebrate the links between the Queen and the Army. It depicts the Queen at Trooping the Colour in 1984 wearing the Grenadier Guards uniform and riding her horse Burmese for the last time, at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Sandhurst, Berkshire
  • England: French limestone statue by Richard Bossons showing the Queen in robes of the Order of the Garter. It is installed above the West Front entrance of York Minster, the largest gothic cathedral in Britain, and pays tribute to the late monarch's life of service and dedication, York
  • United States:
  • Pennsylvania: high relief portrait with Dedication Speech on the Bicentennial Bell Memorial Wall, Philadelphia. The Bicentennial Bell was a gift from the people of Britain presented by the Queen to the people of the United States to celebrate the 1976 United States Bicentennial}}

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  • Canada: British Columbia: bust in Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, commemorating the royal visit of 1959 had its head completely removed from the body by vandals in February 2021

=Roads, highways, bridges and footpaths=

Image:Queen Elizabeth II bridge Penny Mayes.jpg, between Thurrock and Dartford, England]]

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  • Alderney: Queen Elizabeth II Street
  • Australia:
  • Australian Capital Territory: Queen Elizabeth Terrace, Parkes, Canberra
  • New South Wales: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Armidale
  • Norfolk Island: Queen Elizabeth Avenue
  • Victoria: Queen Street and Elizabeth Street (adjacent streets), Hamilton
  • Bahamas: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands
  • Brazil:
  • Amazonas: Queen Elizabeth Way ({{langx|pt|Rua Rainha Elizabeth}}), Manaus
  • British Virgin Islands: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, between Beef Island and Tortola
  • Brunei: Elizabeth II Street ({{langx|ms|Jalan Elizabeth Dua}}), Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Canada:
  • Alberta: Princess Elizabeth Avenue, Edmonton
  • Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Highway, the portion of Alberta Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton
  • Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Erickson
  • Manitoba: Queen Elizabeth Way, Winnipeg, in commemoration of the 2002 royal visit.
  • Ontario: Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa
  • Ontario: Queensway, Highway 417, Ottawa
  • Ontario: [Queen Elizabeth Street, Lively (Greater City of Sudbury)
  • Quebec: [https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Rue+%C3%89lisabeth-II,+Ville+de+Qu%C3%A9bec,+QC/@46.8587489,-71.3263252,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cb8a2a1c5409f19:0xd4042afc3450c2d2!8m2!3d46.8600034!4d-71.3271835 Rue Élisabeth-II] (Elizabeth II street) in Quebec City.
  • Cayman Islands Queens Highway, East End, Grand Cayman Islands
  • Ethiopia: Queen Elizabeth II Street, Addis Ababa, to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1965
  • Fiji: Queen Elizabeth Drive
  • Ghana: Elizabeth II Street, Prestea, Ocidental
  • Jersey: L’Avenue de la Reine Elizabeth II
  • Malaysia:
  • Perak: Queen's Street ({{langx|ms|Jalan Queen}}), Ipoh
  • Sabah: Queen Elizabeth Street ({{langx|ms|Jalan Queen Elizabeth}}), Kota Kinabalu
  • Malta: ({{langx|mt|Triq il-Prinċipessa Eliżabetta}} – Princess Elizabeth Street), Ta' Xbiex
  • Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth II Avenue, Port Louis, Mauritius
  • New Zealand: Queen Elizabeth II Drive, State Highway 74, Christchurch
  • Nigeria:
  • [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Queen+Elizabeth+I+I+Rd,+Ibadan,+Nigeria/@7.3997851,3.8998107,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x10398d5d8eadc21f:0xb9cd072f78f5274 Queen Elizabeth II Road], Ibadan
  • Queen Elizabeth Street, Abuja
  • Poland: Queen Elizabeth Street ({{langx|pl|Ulica Królowej Elżbiety}}), Łańcut, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
  • Singapore: Queen Elizabeth II Walk, Singapore, to commemorate the Queen's coronation in 1953
  • Sri Lanka:
  • Central Province: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Nuwara Eliya
  • North Central Province: Queen Elizabeth II Street (Jaya Mawatha), Thambuththegama, to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1981
  • Uganda: Queen's Way (Central Division, Kampala City) to commemorate the Queen's visit
  • Ukraine: Queen Elizabeth Street ({{langx|uk|Вулиця Королеви Єлизавети}} – Vulitsya Korolevy Yelyzavety), Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast
  • United Kingdom:
  • England: Diamond Jubilee Way, Carshalton, London. Formerly part of Fountain Drive, redeveloped and renamed for her Diamond Jubilee
  • England: Diamond Jubilee Way, Edlington, South Yorkshire
  • England: Diamond Jubilee Way, Wokingham, Berkshire
  • England: Golden Jubilee Bridge, London
  • England: Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
  • England: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, part of the Dartford Crossing between Thurrock and Dartford
  • England: Queen Elizabeth Road, Nuneaton, main boundary road for Camp Hill adjoining to Tuttle Hill and Bucks Hill
  • England: Queen Elizabeth Bridge, A322 Windsor By-pass, Windsor
  • England: Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge, Tyne and Wear Metro, between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead
  • England: Queen Elizabeth Walk, Barnes, London, to commemorate the Queen's coronation in 1953{{cite book|last1=Grimwade |first1=Mary |last2=Hailstone |first2=Charles |title=Highways and Byways of Barnes |publisher=Barnes and Mortlake History Society |date=1992 |page=32}}
  • England: Queen Elizabeth Way, Colchester
  • England: Queensway, Birmingham
  • England: Queensway, Stevenage
  • England: Queensway, Stoke-on-Trent
  • England: Elizabeth Avenue, Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, one of several named during her Silver Jubilee{{cite book|author=Room, Adrian|author-link=Adrian Room|title=The Street-Names of England|date=1992|publisher=Paul Watson|page=169}}
  • England: Elizabeth Avenue, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
  • England: Elizabeth Avenue, Stoke Hill, Exeter
  • England: Elizabeth II Avenue, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
  • England: Elizabeth Road, Purbrook, Hampshire
  • England: Elizabeth Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire
  • England: Elizabeth Way, Hilperton, Wiltshire
  • Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth Bridge, Belfast
  • Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth Bridge, Enniskillen, built in 1954, across the River Erne
  • Northern Ireland: Queen Elizabeth Road, Enniskillen, road which crosses the above bridge and runs alongside the Erne
  • United States:
  • California: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Atwater
  • Texas: Queen Elizabeth Drive, Arlington
  • Washington, D.C.: Queen's Stroll, Ward 7{{cite web | url=https://dcist.com/story/22/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-commemorated-dc-street-name/ | title=Thousands of Miles from Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II Will Always be Remembered on One D.C. Street | access-date=9 September 2022 | archive-date=9 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909115338/https://dcist.com/story/22/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-commemorated-dc-street-name/ | url-status=live }}

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  • Iran: Elizabeth II Boulevard ({{langx|fa|بلوار الیزابت دوم}} – Bolvār Elizābet Dovvom), Tehran, named to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1961, renamed Keshavarz Boulevard ({{langx|fa|بلوار کشاورز}} – Bolvār e Keshāvarz) in 1979.{{cite book|author=Elliot, Jason|title=Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys Through Iran|publisher=Picador|page=15}}{{cite web|url=http://english.irib.ir/radioculture/iran/tourism/item/83337-keshavarz-boulevard-matchless-tehran-street |title=Keshavarz Boulevard – Matchless Tehran Street |publisher=Iran Radio Culture |date=4 Feb 2013 |access-date=12 September 2013}}

=Schools=

File:Queen Elizabeth Jr-Sr Calgary.jpg in Calgary, Alberta]]

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  • United Kingdom (England): The Queen's Church of England Primary School, Kew, London, reverted to its previous name of The King's Church of England Primary School in 2023 after the Queen's death and her son's succession to the throne as King Charles III.

Other

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  • Australia:
  • Western Australia: Elizabeth Quay, Perth
  • Canada:
  • Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships: Also known as the Queen Elizabeth Scholars Program.{{Cite web |title=Queen Elizabeth Scholars |url=https://queenelizabethscholars.ca/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=Queen Elizabeth Scholars |language=en-US}} Canada-based global education program led by the Rideau Hall Foundation, Universities Canada and the Community Foundations of Canada. By 2022, 3,000 QE Scholars were awarded
  • British Columbia: The proposed Queen Elizabeth II Observatory on Mount Kobau in British Columbia. Later renamed the Mount Kobau National Observatory, and the 3.81 m main telescope was named in her honour
  • Nova Scotia: Queen Elizabeth II Walkway at Halifax Public Gardens
  • Quebec: The Queen Elizabeth II Suite at the Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City
  • Commonwealth of Nations
  • Queen's Baton Relay
  • France:
  • Esplanade Élisabeth II, Biarritz
  • New Zealand:
  • Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre, Christchurch
  • Sri Lanka:
  • Queen Elizabeth Quay, Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka – to commemorate the Queen's visit in 1954
  • United Kingdom:
  • LMS Princess Royal Class 6201 Princess Elizabeth, one of the LMS Princess Royal Class of steam locomotives
  • Railway carriage No 9188 Collett Super Saloon Princess Elizabeth, formerly used by the Great Western Railway and preserved at Didcot Railway Centre since 1976
  • Class 800 800003 Queen Elizabeth II
  • England: Coronation Capsule, one of the capsules on the London Eye, London
  • England: London Underground's Jubilee line
  • England: Crossrail's Elizabeth line
  • England: Queen Elizabeth II Centre at Thomas Coram Foundation for Children
  • England: South Bank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, Lambeth, London
  • England: The Vintners' Bell "Elizabeth", the largest (and lowest-sounding) of the eight Royal Jubilee Bells used at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant and now installed in the church of St James Garlickhythe in the City of London
  • Scotland: Elizabeth Sword, Scottish Sword of State{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/66066338|title=Honours of Scotland: King Charles to be presented with new sword|work=BBC|date=30 June 2023|accessdate=1 July 2023}}
  • Scotland: Queen Elizabeth II Canal, Grangemouth
  • {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|R08|6}}, a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, is actually named in honour of an earlier {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|1913|6}}, which in turn was named after Elizabeth I,{{cite web|last1=Allison|first1=George|title=Royal Navy confirm which monarch HMS Queen Elizabeth is named for|url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-navy-press-team-confirm-monarch-hms-queen-elizabeth-named/|website=UK Defence Journal|access-date=5 March 2018|date=4 March 2018}} although many sources talk of the carrier as the "namesake" of Elizabeth II
  • United States:
  • Queens' Bedroom, The White House, part of a guest suite of rooms that includes the Queens' Sitting Room, named after the many royal guests it has hosted, including the Queen. On the wall hangs an 18th-century painting with a mirror presented to President Harry S. Truman by then-Princess Elizabeth on behalf of her father, George VI, during her visit to Washington, D.C. in 1951
  • Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2): A retired ocean liner originally built for the Cunard Line, which operated by Cunard as both a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship from 1969 to 2008 (except during the Falklands War, when she served as a troopship). Since 18 April 2018, she has been operating as a floating hotel in Dubai.{{cite news|url=https://chrisframe.com.au/post/172795288690/qe2-reopens-asa-hotel-in-dubai-on-april-18-after-9|newspaper=Tumblr|title=Queen Elizabeth 2 reopens as a floating hotel in Dubai|access-date=10 April 2018|date=30 December 2020}}
  • Queen Elizabeth cake{{cite book | last=Castella | first=K. | title=A World of Cake | publisher=Storey Publishing | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-60342-446-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z20XOWapBCEC&pg=PT463 | page=pt463}}
  • Queenie: a pigeon officially called GB02ER34, the Queen's racing pigeon
  • Queenie: a white rhinoceros calf at Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens, a zoo based in the grounds and parkland belonging to a 19th-century manor house, in Oxfordshire{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/uk-zoo-names-white-rhino-queenie-after-elizabeth-ii/a-61107296|title=UK zoo names white rhino 'Queenie' after Elizabeth II|website=DW|access-date=12 March 2022|date=13 March 2022}}
  • Coronation chicken
  • Queen Elizabeth rose, a pink floribunda rose developed in the Coronation year and named after the Queen{{cite web|url=http://www.grosvenorgardencentre.co.uk/fryer/product/83/queen-elizabeth-ii.html|title=Floribunda Roses – Queen Elizabeth II|work=Grosvenor Garden Centre|access-date=23 July 2014}}
  • Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee rose (1978)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Ruby Anniversary rose (1993)
  • Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee rose (2022)
  • The Queen's Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) – an initiative begun in 2015 as a network of forest conservation programs throughout the Commonwealth of Nations

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Former:

  • United Kingdom: Class 91 91029 Queen Elizabeth II. The railway locomotive was named by the Queen in person in March 1991. It lost its nameplate in the late 1990s when GNER was founded, was renumbered in 2000, withdrawn in 2020 and finally scrapped the following year
  • The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge: a programme run by Fields in Trust aiming to protect outdoor recreational spaces across the UK to create a "grassroots legacy" in celebration of the 2012 Diamond Jubilee

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See also

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