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Question:
What is Queen Elizabeth's last name?
Answer:
Queen Elizabeth is of the House and Family of Windsor, as proclaimed on July 17, 1917. The name Windsor replaced Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, which was dropped during World War I because of its German origin.
Source:
The Statesman's Year-Book, 1981-82, p. 1296; World Book Encyclopedia.
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Subject:
Elizabeth, Queen
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