Elizabeth II Elizabeth II was made the Queen of the United Kingdom in 1952 . She succeeded her father George VI . Biography . 20th century . When Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953 , it gathered a huge crowd , and families across Great Britain watched the event on their new television s . The Wire attempted to take the energy from the millions of human s watching the coronation . However , the Tenth Doctor foiled the Wire ' s plans . ( TV : " The Idiot ' s Lantern " ) While his granddaughter Susan Campbell and great - grandson Alex Campbell were celebrating Christmas in the TARDIS with him and Lucie Miller , the Eighth Doctor wanted to watch the Queen ' s 1953 Christmas speech using the Time - Space Visualiser as 1953 was a " great year . " ( AUDIO : " Relative Dimensions " ) On 5 April 1973 , Her Majesty invited the Fourth Doctor to dine at Buckingham Palace . The Doctor reacted by running off in his TARDIS with Harry Sullivan and Sarah Jane Smith . ( TV : " Robot " ) In 1977 , students at Brendon Public School ( as well as the rest of Great Britain ) , where Brigadier Lethbridge - Stewart taught mathematics , celebrated the silver anniversary of Elizabeth II ' s Coronation . ( TV : " Mawdryn Undead " ) The Queen was not in residence in Windsor Castle when the Luron mothership , which was more than a mile across , hovered above it in 1979 . ( AUDIO : " The Valley of Death " ) In 1988 , her path almost crossed that of the Seventh Doctor ( who almost but not quite recognised her ) at Windsor Castle as she walked her pet corgi s about the grounds . ( TV : " Silver Nemesis " ) Queen Elizabeth was briefly deposed by the Ice Lord Xznaal in May 1997 , but was later restored to the throne and her Re - Coronation was held on 23 November . ( PROSE : " The Dying Days " ) Elizabeth II was concurrently the Queen of Australia , a situation with which not all Australians were satisfied . The Fourth and Fifth Doctor ' s companion Tegan Jovanka , who described herself as " downright Bolshie , " favoured her country ' s transition from a constitutional monarchy to a republic . ( AUDIO : " The Children of Seth " ) 21st century . In 2001 , Dr . Who , a fictional duplicate of the Doctor , tried several times to assassinate her , convinced she was the leader of an oppressive regime . During an appearance in Sheffield he succeeded , but the self - doubts of his accomplice Jason , coupled with his own essentially fictional nature , meant that the Queen survived . ( PROSE : " Head Games " ) On Christmas Day of that year , the blood control powers of the Sycorax ( operating out of a ship hovering over London ) threatened to make Elizabeth II , as well as the rest of the British Royal Family jump off a roof and kill herself . ( TV : " The Christmas Invasion " ) Due to the Sycorax and " Christmas Star " incidents occurring on consecutive Christmases in London , most of the city ' s residents fled during Christmas 2008 . The Queen , however , staunchly decided to remain in Buckingham Palace . On Christmas Day , the alien replica of the " Titanic " almost crashed into Buckingham Palace ; the Tenth Doctor contacted the Palace and uttered a pre - arranged code number that resulted in the immediate evacuation of the Queen and her staff . However , at the last moment he was able to pull the ship up above the palace . The Queen thanked the Doctor by name . ( TV : " Voyage of the Damned " ) In Easter 2009 , the Tenth Doctor left his TARDIS in Buckingham Palace gardens , telling Captain Erisa Magambo that the Queen did not mind . ( TV : " Planet of the Dead " ) During her reign , she would make yearly televised speeches on Christmas . In 2009 , the Woman interrupted the Queen ' s speech for Wilfred Mott , warning him of what was to come . Her speech immediately continued , no one else having seen the Woman take over . ( TV : " The End of Time " ) At one point Tanya Adeola ' s aunt met the Queen at a Buckingham Palace garden party and invited her to Zumba . ( PROSE : " The Stone House " ) According to one source , she died before Christmas 2010 . ( PROSE : " Mad Dogs and Englishmen " ) According to another source , Elizabeth II was still the Queen in 2015 . She visited the army barracks and was photographed in front of a red - top in a pastel blue skirt suit . The story of her visit was reported on the front page of a newspaper viewed by Helena and Erimem . ( PROSE : " The Last Pharaoh " ) According to some sources , the Queen was eventually succeeded by King Charles III . ( PROSE : " Revenge of the Judoon " ) The Seventh Doctor once suggested that the royal succession came to an end in the early 21st century . ( PROSE : " Birthright " ) In 2020 , the British Army had a King ' s New Delta Squadron . ( AUDIO : " Black and White " ) In any event , the United Kingdom was described as having a king by 24 May 2027 . ( AUDIO : " A Death in the Family " ) Alternate timelines . In an alternate timeline where the Common Men rose in place of the Beatles , the Fifth Doctor observed in shock as she danced the twist to the Common Men ' s " Oh , Won ' t You Please Love Me ? " Entranced , she even threw her jewellery at them . ( AUDIO : " " ) Other universes . The regime of a fascist Britain had the royal family executed at some point before 1943 . ( TV : " Inferno " ) In a parallel world , the starship " Titanic " did hit Buckingham Palace and caused a nuclear explosion . ( TV : " Turn Left " ) Minor references and mentions . Rose Tyler theorised that the royal family , including Elizabeth II , could have been werewolves after Queen Victoria was attacked by one . ( TV : " Tooth and Claw " ) Whilst listing some of the Doctor ' s past encounters with the Royal Family to the Eleventh Doctor , Liz 10 mentioned " tea and scone s with Liz Two . " ( TV : " The Beast Below " ) When the Tenth Doctor found that Edward VII had disappeared along with Balmoral Castle in 1902 , he warned that the future of the royal family , along with the rest of history , was threatened . Saying that , along with the rest of his successors , there would be no Elizabeth II . ( PROSE : " Revenge of the Judoon " ) Yvonne Hartman , director of Torchwood One , once noted herself to have had tea with the Queen twice a week . ( AUDIO : " One Rule " ) Amy , Rory , and the Eleventh Doctor once attempted to have tea with the Queen at Buckingham Palace but were not allowed entrance . The Doctor was upset because he ' d brought doughnuts , stating that , " Her Majesty loves doughnuts . " ( PROSE : " Magic of the Angels " ) Behind the scenes . Elizabeth II and " Doctor Who " . Elizabeth II reportedly enjoyed viewing classic " Doctor Who " and , when she met members of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop commented on their connection with the series . The British press has reported that she has seen the revival . Elizabeth II on " Doctor Who " . Archival footage of the Queen ' s coronation appeared in " The Idiot ' s Lantern " . Reportedly , producer John Nathan - Turner attempted to get the Queen to appear as herself in " Silver Nemesis " , but was unsuccessful . An uncredited Mary Reynolds played Her Majesty instead . Other records of the time , however , such as those released by the BBC Archives suggest the Queen was never approached , but rather her son , Prince Edward , was the one invited to appear , but declined . " The Writer ' s Tale " . According to " The Writer ' s Tale " , Russell T Davies originally planned to end " Voyage of the Damned " with the " Titanic " actually destroying part of Buckingham Palace ( though the Queen escapes ) . Rather than cheering the Doctor from the ground , Elizabeth ( in keeping with her predecessors Victoria and Elizabeth I ) would have been heard cursing the Doctor . This ending was scrapped as being too negative and special effects - intensive . Torchwood website . On the series 1 version of the Torchwood website , a case file outlined the fall of Torchwood One around 2007 . It suggested after a massive loss in life and technology , that it was recommended to Her Majesty for " the immediate closure of Torchwood One , together with the formation of a steering committee to fully examine future options . " " The Doctor : His Lives and Times " . According to " " , Elizabeth II rescinded Queen Victoria ' s exile of the Doctor and Rose Tyler after she received a letter from Jack Harkness on 29 December 2008 , detailing the Tenth Doctor ' s actions in saving Earth from the " Titanic " . She also commended Torchwood Three for its services .