The Queen always up for respect (6)
I believe the answer is:
revere
'respect' is the definition.
(revering is a kind of respecting)
'the queen always up' is the wordplay.
'the queen' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'always' becomes 'ever' (synonyms).
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'er'+'ever'='erever'
'erever' backwards is 'REVERE'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for revere that I've seen before include "Paul of the famous midnight ride" , "Woven fabric" , "Think a lot of" , "Paul -, US revolutionary patriot" , "Hugely admire" .)