Many publications write in their cognitive headings that Queen Elizabeth II does not have a British passport. We doubted the veracity of this statement and decided to check if this is so.

Many selections of entertaining facts about the royal family write that Queen Elizabeth II is the only citizen of Great Britain who can travel around the world without a passport. To identify the personality, it is enough for her to say: “I am the queen” ("Around the world", Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Adme.ru, Mental Floss).

In search of accurate information, we turned to the official web site royal family.

In the section "Passport" Written: "For trips abroad, the queen does not need a British passport." Then there is a description of the appearance of the document: "The external cover is burgundy and decorated with the royal coat of arms." By the way, after leaving the European Union in 2020, Great Britain Returned The cover of 1921 is dark blue, which is not yet reflected on the website of the royal family.

A new passport (after 2020) from the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the United Kingdom

On the first page of the passport it is written: “The State Secretary of Her British Majesty asks on behalf of Her Majesty all who may concern, to ensure free and unhindered travel to the owner of this passport, as well as provide him with the necessary assistance and protection.”

So why does the queen do not need a passport? Each British passport is issued on behalf of Her Majesty, so the queen itself does not make sense to have it. How Wrote The Atlantic publication, "the queen herself is a passport."

*Korolev examines the troops upon arrival in Brisban, Australia, 1977.*
*Source: Wikicommons*

Most often, Queen Elizabeth travels abroad as part of an official delegation. Each of its movement requires complex safety measures, which use internal and foreign services. Based on the experience of the author of this publication, who worked with official international delegations for several years as part of the UN and diplomatic missions, it can be assumed that the Korolev passport control process takes place in the same way as the same heads of state similar to her status. By landing the aircraft with the delegation, the queen assistants meet in advance with customs officers and provide the necessary documents on the entire delegation. In the case of the queen, this may be, for example, an invitation letter to the receiving party.

*With Russian President Boris Yeltsin during the official visit of the Queen to Russia, 1994. Source: The Times*

According to the same logic, the queen does not have a driver’s license, despite her 77-year-old driver's experience. Nevertheless, one official document issued to the queen Elizabeth was found in the public domain: her certificate of marriage with Prince Philip 1947, which Published The site of the royal family.