Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 will be known as ‘Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal’, in honour of Her Majesty The Queen.
It is due to open in June 2014, nearly 60 years after the Queen opened the original Terminal 2.
Heathrow development director John Holland-Kaye said: "Everyone at Heathrow is extremely proud of our long association with The Queen and we know the new Terminal 2 will be a fitting continuation of that tradition."
Heathrow was originally known as London Airport when it opened in 1946 with a temporary village of tents for passengers.
Tents were gradually replaced with prefabricated concrete villages before the opening of the old Terminal 2 and Queen’s Building.
The new Terminal 2 will be similar in feel to Terminal 5, with the latest check-in and bag-drop technology.
The terminal is on schedule to be completed in November 2013 and there will then be six months of testing.
