Originally Posted by patc
Her Majesty is our head of state
Yes, I realize that much.
"The Queen" and "The Crown" are legal ways of saying "the Government".
"The Crown" I get, but "Queen"? Next thing we know her son will take over and all those documents will have to change! I'm not sure Charlie would be so pleased to be known as "The Queen".
BTW (more useless trivia) the Queen of England is NOT the Queen of Canada. They are separate titles, that just happen to be held by the same individual. "Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith."
Well, since they are always by default happen to be held by the same individual, that makes them basically the same, no? This
King/Queen of [long list of states, territories, colonies etc.] seems to be a fairly standard thing not just for the British monarchs but for the royals of every country big enough to have had various territories and colonies.