 This was reflected in her royal cypher, which took the Latin form 'EIIR'.Some objected to this usage as the new queen was the first Elizabeth to reign over the United Kingdom or indeed Great Britain, Elizabeth I having been solely the queen of England.In 1953, John MacCormick took legal action against the Lord Advocate in the case of "MacCormick v Lord Advocate" challenging her right to call herself Elizabeth the Second.