After Queen Elizabeth II's passing on September 8, 2022, her son, Charles III, ascended to the throne and became the reigning monarch. He is the first British monarch named Charles in over 300 years and has taken on a role that emphasizes continuity and modernization of the monarchy. His wife, Camilla, holds the title of Queen Consort.
The mother of Queen Elizabeth II -- also Queen Elizabeth -- was the wife of a reigning monarch, King George VI. Her standing depended on her being married to the king. She had no constitutional monarchical duties. Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning monarch. She comes to the throne as the daughter of the king. Since there was a previous reigning monarch by the name of Elizabeth, this queen gets the number II (2).
Reigning.
As the reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth I was the ruling head of state for England. At that time, England functioned as a constitutional monarchy.
The King in the King's Speech is King George VI, father of the current reigning Queen Elizabeth II of the UK.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was not a queen regnant. Therefore, when her husband King George VI passed away, the reigning monarch, the next in line to the throne succeeded.
Queen Elizabeth has reigned for sixty years.
Queen Elizabeth II.
She died in 1603.
The mother of Queen Elizabeth II -- also Queen Elizabeth -- was the wife of a reigning monarch, King George VI. Her standing depended on her being married to the king. She had no constitutional monarchical duties. Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning monarch. She comes to the throne as the daughter of the king. Since there was a previous reigning monarch by the name of Elizabeth, this queen gets the number II (2).
Elizabeth, Regina. Elizabeth, Queen. She is the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Her mother, Queen Elizabeth, did not use these letters. She was not the reigning monarch, but was consort to her husband, King George.
Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Reigning.
Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, known as the Queen Mother, was not a reigning queen but held the title of queen consort when her husband, King George VI, was on the throne. After his death in 1952, their daughter, Elizabeth II, became queen, making Elizabeth Bowes Lyon the mother of the reigning monarch. She was affectionately referred to as the Queen Mother to distinguish her from her daughter, the reigning queen, and to honor her significant role in British royal history.
The reigning Queen of the United Kingdom is Elizabeth II (Elizabeth the second). There is no "Queen Elizabeth the 4th" or Queen Elizabeth IV at the current time, nor any immediate prospect of one.
The reigning monarch, currently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second
Queen Elizabeth I was born in 1533 and died in 1603. Queen Elizabeth II was born in 1926 and is still reigning at the age of nearly 84.
As of now, Queen Elizabeth II has surpassed Queen Victoria's record as the longest-reigning British monarch. Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne on February 6, 1952, and is still the reigning monarch, having surpassed Queen Victoria's reign of 63 years and 216 days on September 9, 2015.