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- Born Princess Mary of Teck on May 26, 1867 at Kensington Palace in London, her mother Princess Adelaide of Cambridge was a granddaughter of King George III and a cousin of Queen Victoria.
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Mar 24, 2020 · On This Day in Royal History: Queen Elizabeth's Grandmother Queen Mary Died — How She Shaped the Royals Queen Mary, grandmother to Queen Elizabeth, died on this day 67 years ago.
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King George V: The first monarch from the House of Windsor, the Queen’s paternal grandfather was king from 1910 to 1936. Following a rocky start to his reign, King George gained significant public respect during World War One. Mary of Teck: Before marrying George V, Queen Mary was first engaged to his older brother, Prince Albert Victor, but he die...
George VI: The Queen’s father never expected to become king. His older brother, King Edward VIII, gave up the throne within a year of his accession. He did so for love, as neither the Church of England nor British public supported his marriage of American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Queen Elizabeth: The late Queen Mother was considered one of the most...
Princess Margaret Rose: The Queen’s younger sister was perhaps known for controversy above all else, as her glamorous lifestyle and various relationships brought unwanted attention to the Royal Family. A heavy smoker, she died in 2002 aged 71 after a lung operation, a case of pneumonia, and at least three strokes.
King Charles: A four-year-old Charles became heir to the throne of the United Kingdom when his mother was made Queen in 1952. He later became the first heir to earn a degree, receiving a 2:2 in anthropology, archaeology and history from the University of Cambridge. Princess Anne: The Queen’s second child and only daughter is an avid equestrian. She...
Prince William: Now heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, William is one of the most publicly active members of the Royal Family. He joined the military after graduating from the University of St Andrews and served for seven years before marrying Kate Middleton in 2011. Prince Harry: Always known as the wilder prince, Harry is most-known now fo...
Prince George, second in line to the throne, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotteare the children of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor and Archie Mountbatten-Windsorare the children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Savannah Phillips and Isla Phillipsare the children of Peter Phillips and Autumn Philips, though the pair...
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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · Mary of Teck became Queen Mary, consort of King George V. She was the mother of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and the grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Updated: Jun 17, 2020. (1867-1953)...
Sep 2, 2020 · Queen Elizabeth’s maternal grandfather, Claude Bowes-Lyon, the 14 th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, inherited his father’s title in 1904, four years after the birth of his daughter, the future...
Jun 5, 2023 · Allie Nelson and Roisin Kelly. Updated: Jun 5, 2023. Then-Princess Elizabeth, Lieutenant Phillip Mountbatten, her then-fiance, her mother, then-Queen Elizabeth, (later the Queen Mother) and her...
Sep 8, 2022 · Princess Beatrice of York. Princess Beatrice during a garden party held at Buckingham Palace on May 30, 2013, in London. Getty Images. While Tindall was Queen Elizabeth’s first-born...