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As queen consort from 1910, Mary supported her husband through the First World War, his ill health, and major political changes arising from the aftermath of the war. After George's death in 1936, she became queen mother when her eldest son, Edward VIII, ascended the throne. To her dismay, he abdicated later the same year in order to marry twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. She ...
18 set 2018 · Lady Elizabeth and Prince Albert, by now the Duke of York, were engaged on 15 January 1923. Wary of losing her freedom, it took three proposals from Bertie before Elizabeth agreed to be his wife. They married in Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923. Elizabeth’s medieval-style silk crepe moire bridal gown, embellished with pearls and silver thread, was designed by Madame Handley Seymour and was ...
8 set 2022 · Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch. She ruled for seven decades, unshakably committed to the rituals of her role amid epic social and economic change and ...
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15 set 2022 · Throughout most of her century-plus life, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother – or just simply the Queen Mother – was regarded affectionately as the matriarch of the British Royal Family. Her ...
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- Rachel Burchfield
8 set 2022 · Who was the Queen’s mother? Queen Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, wife of King George VI, was the noble-born daughter of Claude and Cecilia Bowes-Lyon. She was born on 4 August 1900 as ...
" The Queen Mother" usually, in English, refers to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (queen consort, 1936–1952; queen mother, 1952–2002), who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and one of the few people to use the term as an official style. However, it is also used as an official title in Thailand where Sirikit, the mother of the present king, is officially styled "The Queen Mother". [2]
Marriage. She married HRH Prince Albert, Duke of York (son of George V and Queen Mary), in Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923. He later succeeded as King George VI when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. They had two children, Elizabeth, who succeeded to the throne in 1952, and Margaret Rose.
