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> Nope, it’s been quite familiar to even someone several hundred years ago.

I'm not sure what point you're making here. I'm not claiming England has never had a King before, I'm pointing out that I'm used to seeing "Her Majesty the Queen" rather than "His Majesty the King" all over.



Also all the stuff like Her Majesty Ship for every british navy vessel.


I was just watching a British crime show and learned that the prisons are part of Her Majesty’s Prison System (or some such).


I daydreams of becoming an indie game developer and publishing under the name Her Majesty's Pencil Service

That name was inspired by the very real HMSO: Her Majesty's Stationary Office(!): a name that struck me as absurdly pretentious for something really mundane.


Hence the phrase "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure".




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