There is no doubt that the Queen’s legacy will live on in all of our memories for many decades to come now that her incredible 70-year reign has finally come to an end.
But there are many other more tangible ways by which the entire world - not just the Commonwealth - will remember the late monarch after her death on September 8.
From tasty special cakes to new London train lines to an entire cluster of islands in Canada, these are just some of the weird and wonderful things named after the second-longest reigning monarch in history.
Queen Elizabeth II International Conference Centre
The Conference Centre, located in Westminster near Parliament, was opened by the Queen in 1986, however what lies beneath the building is even more interesting.
There is a network of secret tunnels that housed cables in 1940, to relay important messages during the Second World War.
It was the Government’s so-called “Federal” telephone exchange. Then, in the 1950s a concrete block four storeys deep was built below as a safe spot in case an atomic bomb was dropped during the Cold War.
Elizabeth Line
Construction for the Crossrail project began in 2009.
The high-speed Elizabeth Line stretches from Reading, through the centre of London to Heathrow Airport out to Shenfield in Essex.
It was officially opened by The Queen in May to commemorate her Platinum Jubilee year.
The £19billion line, which is integrated with the Underground system, has been given the colour purple, representing royalty.
Queenie the Pigeon
Queen Elizabeth has had many majestic and impressive things named after her, but Queenie is one of the more unusual.
Officially called GB02ER34, the monarch’s racing pigeon went by the nickname of Queenie and mysteriously went missing back in 2002.
Queen Elizabeth Planetarium
The planetarium was built in Coronation Park in Edmonton, Canada, to help commemorate Her Majesty’s visit in 1959.
After falling into disrepair in the early noughties, the attraction has now been renovated.
Queen Elizabeth Land
This 437,000-square-kilometre area of Antarctica – nearly twice the size of the UK – was unnamed until 2012, when Her Majesty visited.
And in 1931 the Australian Antarctic Territory was given the name Princess Elizabeth Land.
Queen Elizabeth Islands
The northernmost cluster of islands in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago were given Elizabeth II’s name after her coronation in 1953.
Previously called the Parry Archipelago, the islands are remote and the 400 Inuits who live there rarely get visitors.
The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden.
This small park in Hanover Square, New York, honours the 67 Britons who were victims of the September 2001 terror attacks.
It opened in 2010.
Manny Pacquiao’s daughter
The Filipino boxing legend and former senator, is also a huge fan of Her Majesty, so much so he named his daughter after her.
Explaining his decision in 2008, he said: “My daughter was christened ‘Queen Elizabeth’ as a tribute to her. She is very popular in the Philippines and I like her very much.”
Unfortunately the two never met, despite Manny trying to organise a private meeting a year after “Queenie” was born.
The QE2
The Queen Elizabeth 2 - known as the QE2 - is a famous ocean liner which made her maiden voyage in 1969. The historic cruise ship was designed in Liverpool and built in Scotland, providing a transatlantic service from Southampton to New York, USA.
It was opened by the late monarch with the words, “I name this ship Queen Elizabeth the Second.”
After the final trip to America in 2008 the ship ended up in Dubai, where it is now being enjoyed as a floating restaurant.
Rosa ‘Queen Elizabeth’
The Queen was known for her colourful clobber, so it is only fitting that the flower that has her name is a vibrant and pink rose.
Bred by Dr. Walter Lammerts in the United States in 1954 - a year after the Queen’s coronation - the Queen Elizabeth Rose is a Grandiflora loved by many and has even won awards such as World’s Favourite Rose.
However, there are in fact many flowers named after the royal, including the tropical yellow Dendrobium ‘Queen Elizabeth II’, and another pink rose called Rosa ‘Jubilee Celebration’ - aptly named after for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002.
Queen Elizabeth Cake
During the Queen’s coronation in 1953 rationing still existed in Britain and a special cake that needed few ingredients was in order.
An account of the recipe, in an official cook book, details how it is a low-fat date cake, topped with a butter, brown sugar and broiled coconut mixture.
The cake is especially popular among people in Canada.
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
This is the most popular savannah national park in Uganda and the best spot to see lions, including tree-climbing ones.
The site includes lakes, grasslands, forests and wetlands. It was founded in 1952 but was renamed after a visit from the Queen.
Queen Elizabeth, Olympic Park
Built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, this sporting complex and public park in East London is a sight to behold.
It has an Olympic stadium, pool, athletes’ village and other sporting venues.
The Olympic Park was renamed to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
Queen Elizabeth II Bridge
Travelling around parts of the North East was revolutionised in the 1980s with the arrival of the Tyne and Wear Metro.
A stand-out feature of the rapid rail system is the Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge, which links Newcastle and Gateshead across the River Tyne.
The blue structure was opened by Her Majesty in 1981 and large crowds had attended until the event was cut short by a bomb scare.
