Tens of million of British holiday-makers have passed through the island’s airport, almost all of them bearing a passport that requires them to be allowed to pass without let or hindrance “in the Name of Her Majesty.” These words will now change.
At the start of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in 1952, few Britons would have recognised the name of Lanzarote. 70 years later, the island is a household name, and tens of million of British holiday-makers have passed through the island’s airport, almost all of them bearing a passport that requires them to be allowed to pass without let or hindrance “in the Name of Her Majesty.”
These words will now change, and future passports will be issued in the name of “His Britannic Majesty”. Current passports issued in the name of the Queen will remain valid until expiry.
British coins and notes with the Queen’s head on them will remain legal tender, but will no longer be produced. Instead, new coins will feature the head of King Charles II (facing left, as monarchs alternate the direction they face) Older readers may remember that shillings and half crowns featuring the head of George VI remained in circulation as 5p and 10p coins until 1990.
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