1832, Thomas Nutt, Humanity to Honey Bees: or, Practical Directions for the Management of Honey Bees upon an Improved and Humane Plan, Chapter Bee-Boxes and Managament of Bees in them, In this box the regina of the colony, surrounded by her harmonious, cleanly, industrious, skilful subjects, carries on her part of procreation, and finally hatches her numerous progeny, called by Bee-masters the larvæ....The Bees will immediately commence their operations in their new apartment. Thus swarming is effectually prevented; and thus the Queen gains a vast addition to her dominions, and consequently additional space for the population of her momentarily enlarged domicile. There is now no want of store-house room, nor of employment, for our indefatigable labourers. And while the subjects are employed in collecting, and manufacturing (if I may so say) their various materials, the regina is engaged in carrying on the great, first principle of nature—the propagation of her species.
1910, Olive M. Briggs, The Fir and the Palm, Chiri says: “Pouf, child! That is not because she is grand. The Regina Margherita is grander, and she bows and smiles a dozen ways all at once. It is the heart.†Chiri says that—but if it is only the heart, she herself would make a very grand lady because her heart is of gold; and her smile is better than the regina’s, although some of her teeth are quite gone, and her skin is dark like the castagnola....“...But it has the bicyclists attending!†/ “That is true. Then it must belong to the Queen Margherita!†/ “It is not the regina’s coachman!†/ “Parbleu, you are right! Then it may be the foreign prince who is visiting!â€
1977, He is, in any case, extremist enough to have decided to assassinate the Queen, out of frustration with his ‘token life, token education, token job, token family.’ He impresses Percy with his proposal to restore the ‘Ancient Kingdom of Northumbria’ and persuades him to help with the ‘reginicide.’ But the regina changes her route...
2006, Vanessa Brooks, Queen’s English, No. Don’t ring the … / ( rings the bell several times.) / Thank you. The Regina is rapidly approaching./.../ AND SMILE – A TRIUMPHANT REGINA IS LANDING ON THE LAWN. / WILL YOU STOP SAYING THAT. We don’t talk about reginas. / So it’s David. / Her Majesty is not a … not in the vernacular. It’s official. For coins …
