Royal Style and Titles Act
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A Royal Style and Titles Act, or a Royal Titles Act, is an act of parliament passed in the relevant country that defines the formal title for the sovereign as monarch of that country. This practice be
Queen Elizabeth II with the Commonwealth prime ministers during their conference in December 1952
The royal proclamation of the National Flag of Canada showing the title of Elizabeth II of Canada, in English (left) and French (right), at top
Letters patent bearing the title of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom below her royal sign-manual
The style and title of the Canadian sovereign is the formal mode of address of the monarch of Canada. The form is based on those that were inherited from the United Kingdom and France, used in the col
Charles III is typically referred to as King of Canada (French: Roi du Canada), while in Canada or when acting as Canada's head of state
Elizabeth II, the first Canadian monarch to be titled Queen of Canada (r. 1952–2022)
Queen Elizabeth II visiting with the Coast Salish peoples at Nanaimo, British Columbia, July 1959