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In [[2008]], a post box with the initials "E{{small|II}}R" was located in the [[village]] of [[Leadworth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}})
In [[2008]], a post box with the initials "E{{small|II}}R" was located in the [[village]] of [[Leadworth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Hour (TV story)}})
By [[2050]], a [[year]] in which a [[King (Oroborus)|King]] reigned in Britain, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Oroborus (TV story)}}) a post box with the initials "GB" was located within the vicinity of [[Gryffen Manor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Regeneration (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==

Revision as of 21:35, 13 September 2024

Royal cypher
A symbol resembling a royal cypher with the letters "E R" on one TARDIS exterior. (PROSE: Jikū Daikettō! [+]Loading...{"release year":"1980","1":"Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)","2":"Jikū Daikettō!"})

A royal cypher was a symbol associated with a monarch.

History

In 1953, a post box with the initials "G R" was located on Florizel Street. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern [+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"]) The initials stood for "George Rex". (PROSE: Eater of Wasps [+]Loading...["Eater of Wasps (novel)"])

By one account, a symbol resembling a royal cypher with the letters "E R" was present on the TARDIS exterior used by the First Doctor when he encountered Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright on Barnes Common. (PROSE: Jikū Daikettō! [+]Loading...{"release year":"1980","1":"Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (novelisation)","2":"Jikū Daikettō!"})

The letters "EIIR" were also present on the helmets of some police officers by the 21st century. (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"] et al.)

In 2008, a post box with the initials "EIIR" was located in the village of Leadworth. (TV: The Eleventh Hour [+]Loading...["The Eleventh Hour (TV story)"])

By 2050, a year in which a King reigned in Britain, (TV: Oroborus [+]Loading...["Oroborus (TV story)"]) a post box with the initials "GB" was located within the vicinity of Gryffen Manor. (TV: Regeneration [+]Loading...["Regeneration (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes

Queen Elizabeth II's royal cypher can also be seen on police helmets on the parallel Earth in TV: Rise of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)"]. This is a production error, as Britain is depicted as a republic in the same story.