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The '''Queen''' is the female half of the current rulers of a [[Kingdom]]. The Queen and [[King]] acting together are referred to as the [[Crown]]. She is addressed as Your Majesty, and referred to as Her (Royal) Majesty.

== The Queen in the SCA ==
In the [[SCA]] the Queen may gain her [[rank|position]] through [[right of arms]] (Queen Regnant), or by being [[consort]] to the [[King]] (Queen Consort). When a Queen steps down, she becomes a [[Countess]] (or some variant appropriate to her [[persona]]) if she has reigned once and in some kingdoms becomes a [[Order of the Rose|Lady of the Rose]].  If she has reigned twice or more, she becomes a [[Duchess]] (or variant).

In some kingdoms it is customary for the queen to use as [[arms]] the arms of the kingdom, whereas in others the queen has arms specific to her. The Queen of [[Lochac]], whether she is Queen Regnant or Queen Consort, uses the undifferenced [[Arms of the Kingdom of Lochac]]. However in [[Kingdom of the West|the West]] the Queen consort's arms differ from the kingdom's arms by containing a [[wreath of roses]] rather than a [[laurel wreath]].

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