Household of Queen Elizabeth II MC, MD, MRCP 5 August 1952: Air Commodore Sir Edward Hedley Fielden, KCVO, CB, DFC, AFC 5 August 1952: The Most Noble Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, KG, GCVO Household of Queen Elizabeth II The Royal Households of the United Kingdom consists of royal officials and the supporting staff of the British Royal Family, as well as the Royal Household which supports the Sovereign. Each member of the Royal Family who undertakes public duties has their own separate household. When Elizabeth II succeeded her father George VI as sovereign of the United Kingdom, she appointed a new household.
Queen Elizabeth 2 Hotels, a division of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, which is owned by the Dubai government. The name of the liner as it appears on the bow and stern is "Queen Elizabeth 2", with upper and lower case lettering and an Arabic numeral 2 as opposed to the Roman numeral II. As such, it is commonly pronounced in speech as "Queen Elizabeth Two". Soon after launching, the name was shortened in common use as "QE2". In 1934, "Queen Mary" was named by and after Mary of Teck and in 1938 "Queen Elizabeth" was named by and after Elizabeth