It has almost been two years since Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, passed away, though some people are still only just learning her real name and title.

The Queen died at Balmoral aged 96 on 8 September 2022, and was laid to rest next to her husband, Prince Philip, who died a year prior, aged 99.

Her death certificate became public shortly after she passed away.

If you’re lucky, death certificates probably aren’t something you’ve spent too much time thinking about in life – so for full disclosure, they tend to include details such as a person’s full name, date of birth and occupation.

However, when it came to the Queen’s, things looked slightly different to your average and people were surprised by what they saw.

Things took a usual start, noting that the district of her death was Aberdeenshire.

But it was the following details that people were so flummoxed by they saw it on social media.

People on X screenshotted the certificate due to the shock of learning the Queen’s full legal name was ‘Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor’.

A user wrote: “Oh wow, I always thought officially the Queen didn’t have a last name. So weird to see it on a document like this.”

I can’t say that I didn’t know she had a last name, but the middle names were news to me.

The next detail also stuck out to people, too.

Listed under occupation was simply: “Her Majesty the Queen.”

One person joked: “If my occupation doesn’t have the word “Queen” in it on my death cert I’ll haunt you all.”

Another said: “The occupation is sending me.”

In all seriousness, though, if you’re wondering what that occupation entails – the Royal Family website states: “The Queen’s famous red boxes carried the State papers which Her Majesty was presented with every day of her working life.

“Her duties included formally agreeing to make bills into Acts of Parliament, or laws.

“She also had a special relationship with her Prime Ministers, meeting with them on a regular – usually weekly – basis. She was famously able to ‘encourage or warn’ whilst always remaining politically neutral.”

The certificate also noted that the cause of the Queen’s death was ‘old age’.

Her son, who now reigns as King Charles III, gave the following statement following his mother’s passing: “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.

“We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved mother. I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.

“During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.”