was a direct command from Her Majesty to one of her subjects. Did it for me.
Looking at your age I guess this was before 1983, so your statement is correct. However since then, all of us who were previously British subjects are now British citizens. The term "British subject" now only applies to a very small number of people in various categories, including, for reasons I can't fathom, British citizens who were born in the Republic of Ireland before 1949
No doubt the OP will be pleased to learn that he is no longer a British subject!