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Apr 2, 2014 · The Queen Mother Elizabeth was born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on August 4, 1900. She was the ninth child and fourth daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis, and his wife,...
Mother. Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. Signature. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon [b] (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI.
- 9 April 2002, King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
- Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck
Sep 15, 2022 · Lifestyle Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth: Who was the Queen mother? We examine the life of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, who lived to be 101 years old. Rachel Burchfield. Thursday 15...
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- King George V, 1865-1936. The grandson of Queen Victoria—and great-grandfather to King Charles III—George V was born third in the line of succession and did not expect to become king.
- Queen Mary, 1867-1953. King Charles's great-grandmother Queen Mary was royal by birth (her great-grandfather was King George III). Despite technically being a princess of the German Duchy of Teck, she was born and raised in England.
- King Edward VIII, 1894-1972. The eldest son of George V and Queen Mary, Edward became king after his father’s death in 1936, but threw the country into crisis months later when he proposed to Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée.
- Princess Mary, 1897-1965. The only daughter of George V and Queen Mary. During World War I, Mary devoted herself to charity work, visiting hospitals and launching fundraising campaigns to support British soldiers and sailors.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, the former British sovereign, and the widow of King George VI. She was born the Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on 4 August 1900 (fourth daughter of Lord Glamis, later 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and second child).
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Sep 9, 2022 · According to the royal family’s website, the Queen Mother was born the Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on 4 August, 1900, and spent her early childhood years at St. Paul’s...
Background and death. The Queen Mother had developed a persistent cold which she caught during Christmas 2001. She was bedridden at Sandringham after her final public engagement on 22 November 2001, when she attended the recommissioning of HMS Ark Royal. [4] .