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On the 17th of July, 1917 by royal proclamation.

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When they spend more ;) .. They call them as donation and people like me call them as tax evaders ... .Oh! Sorry did i tell something wrong ;P

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What is Queen Elizabeth's surname?

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926).Her surname is Windsor.She did not take husband Phillip's surname, Mountbatten, when she married.The queen's grandfather George V changed the family surname to Windsor because their proper surname, Wettin, sounded too German for English public sentiment during World War I. Wettin had become the surname of the monarchs after Queen Victoria married Prince Albert. Albert's surname, which he passed on to his children, was Wettin. Because Albert was from the noble family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the royal household was known as Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1917, when, along with the surname Wettin, George V changed the name of the British royal household to Windsor.The Queen and all members of the Royal Family holding the style and title His/Her Royal Highness do not hold or use surnames. However, all current members of the Royal Family are members and descendants of the House of Windsor. The House of Windsor was created by King George V by Royal Proclamation in 1917.


Who lives in Windsor castle today?

Windsor Castle is still the official residence of The Queen.


How many royal families are there?

This depends on how you would define 'home'. While the British royal family have many diffrent estates they own, each of which could be considered a home, they have far fewer Official Residences. These include, among others, Holyroodhouse, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Clarence House and St. James's Palace.


What house is Queen Elizabeth II?

There has not been a Queen (or King) of England for over 300 years. England is a part of, but not the same as, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The British Royal Family, including Queen Elizabeth II, belong to The Royal House of Windsor.


What is Queen Elizabeth II surname?

Technically, she does not have one, but is from the House of Windsor. Elizabeth never uses a surname. Her dynasty is called the House of Windsor, but I think it would be perceived as a terrible insult to address her as Elizabeth Windsor. Some background material from the Wikipedia article on Windsor: By virtue of Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert, son of Duke Ernst I of the small German duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Victoria's descendants were members of the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha with the house name of Wettin. Victoria's son Edward VII and his son George V reigned as members of this house. However, high anti-German feeling among the people during World War I prompted the Royal Family to abandon all titles held under the German crown and to change German-sounding titles and house names for English-sounding versions. On 17 July, 1917, a royal proclamation by George V provided that all agnatic descendants of Queen Victoria would be members of the House of Windsor with the personal surname of Windsor. The name Windsor has a long association with English royalty through the town of Windsor and Windsor Castle. Her family name is Windsor which was changed to Windsor when she was a child. She is married to Phillip Mountbatten, a prince of Greece and Denmark.