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Why the Queen uses two signatures - and how they're both very different

a person wearing a hat sitting on a table: Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9159181e) Queen Elizabeth II signs the 70th Anniversary Review Document after attending The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery 70th parade in Hyde Park The King's Troop 70th Anniversary Parade, Hyde Park, London, UK - 19 Oct 2017© REX/ShutterstockMandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9159181e) Queen Elizabeth II signs the 70th Anniversary Review Document after attending The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery 70th parade in Hyde Park The King's Troop 70th Anniversary Parade, Hyde Park, London, UK - 19 Oct 2017
She may be one of the most photographed women on the planet, but Her Maj is also a bit of mystery.
No doubt she actually quite likes it that way. She's said to live by her mum, the Queen Mother's motto of "never complain, never explain."
Even her signatures reflect the fact that she's often two different people. While the rest of us commoners have just the one way of signing our names, the Queen has two and they're both unique in their own way.
When the Queen is in "work" mode, i.e. signing official documents or guest books while on state visits, she'll sign off as 'Elizabeth R', where the 'R' stands for regina.
She'll often underline this signature too because she's the Queen after all.
a close up of text on a white background: Queen Elizabeth II's signature© PAQueen Elizabeth II's signatureHowever, when she's not doing her queenly duties, she'll go by her pet name, Lilibet.
This more personal way of signing off correspondences is reserved for family and friends.
As Hello! reports, she wrote in a letter sent to her grandmother, Queen Mary: "Darling Granny. Thank you very much for the lovely doll's house. I do love it, and I have unpacked the dining room and the hall. Love from Lilibet xxx."
a close up of text on a whiteboard: And her less formal signature© Iaa/REX/ShutterstockAnd her less formal signaturePrince Philip's angry row with Queen Mother after making major change to palace.
But the Queen doesn't just restrict her signature to paper.
On a visit to the Science Museum last week, she shared her first Instagram post and signed it Elizabeth R. 

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