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Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
human
Part ofGeorge VI and Queen Elizabeth, British royal family Edit
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edit
Name in native languageElizabeth Bowes-Lyon Edit
Birth nameThe Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon Edit
Name wey dem give amElizabeth, Angela, Marguerite Edit
Family nameBowes-Lyon, Windsor Edit
Noble titlelady, British princess, Duchess of York, Queen mother, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom Edit
Ein date of birth4 August 1900 Edit
Place dem born amHitchin, London Edit
Date wey edie30 March 2002 Edit
Place wey edieRoyal Lodge Edit
Cause of deathpneumonia Edit
Place wey dem bury amKing George VI Memorial Chapel Edit
Ein poppieClaude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Edit
MummieCecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne Edit
SpouseGeorge VI Edit
KiddieElizabeth II, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Edit
RelativeQueen Sofía of Spain Edit
FamilyHouse of Windsor, Bowes-Lyon Edit
GodparentLady Maud Bowes-Lyon, Venetia James Edit
Native languageBritish English Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Writing languageBritish English Edit
Ein occupationconsort, aristocrat, Queen mother Edit
Position eholdLord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Consort of the United Kingdom Edit
Honorific prefixMajesty, Royal Highness, The Honourable Edit
ResidenceBuckingham Palace, Clarence House Edit
Social classificationroyalty, nobility Edit
Religion anaa worldviewAnglicanism, Christianity Edit
Eye colorblue Edit
Member ofRoyal Society Edit
Owner ofCastle of Mey, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon collection Edit
Significant eventDeath and funeral of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.royal.uk/queen-elizabeth-queen-mother Edit
Subject has rolecentenarian Edit
Has works in the collectionNational Museum Paleis het Loo, Royal Collections of the Netherlands Edit
Copyright status as creatorworks protected by copyrights Edit

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) na she be Queen of de United Kingdom den de Dominions of de British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as de wifey of King George VI. Na she sanso be de last Empress of India from 1936 til na dem dissolve de British Raj on 15 August 1947. After na ein husby die, na she be officially known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother make e avoid confusion plus ein daughter Queen Elizabeth II.

Dem born am into a family of British nobility, na Elizabeth cam to prominence insyd 1923 wen na she marry Prince Albert, Duke of York, de second son of King George V den Queen Mary. Na de couple den dema daughters, Elizabeth den Margaret, embody traditional ideas of family den public service.[1] Na de Duchess undertake a variety of public engagements wey she cam be known for ein consistently cheerful countenance.[2]

Early life

Na Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon be de youngest daughter den de ninth of ten kiddies of Claude Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis (later de 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne insyd de Peerage of Scotland), den ein wifey, Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. Na ein mommie descend from British prime minister William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, den Governor-General of India Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, wey na be de elder bro of anoda prime minister, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.

Marriage

Na Prince Albert, Duke of York—"Bertie" to de family—be de second son of King George V den Queen Mary. Na he initially propose to Elizabeth insyd 1921, buh na she turn am down, she be "afraid never, never again to be free to think, speak and act as I feel I really ought to".[3] Wen na he declare he go marry no oda, Queen Mary visit Glamis make she see for einself de girlie wey na she steal ein son ein heart. Na she cam be convinced say na Elizabeth be "de one girlie wey go fi make Bertie happy", buh she refuse make she interfere.[4] For de same time, na Elizabeth be courted by James Stuart, Albert ein equerry, til he lef de prince ein service for a better-paid job insyd de American oil business.[5]

Na de couple marry on 26 April 1923, for Westminster Abbey. Unexpectedly,[6] na Elizabeth lay ein bouquet for de Tomb of de Unknown Warrior for ein way into de abbey,[7] for memory of ein bro Fergus.[8] Na Elizabeth cam be styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York.[9] Dey follow a wedding breakfast for Buckingham Palace prepared by chef Gabriel Tschumi, na Elizabeth den Albert honeymoon for Polesden Lacey, a manor house insyd Surrey wey be owned by de wealthy socialite den paddie Margaret Greville. Na dem then go Scotland, wer na she catch "unromantic" whooping cough.[10]

Death

For 30 March 2002, for 15:15 GMT, Elizabeth die for de Royal Lodge, Windsor, for de age of 101. Na ein surviving daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, dey by ein side.[11] Na de Queen Mother dey suffer from a chest cold since Christmas 2001.[12] For 101 years den 238 days old na she be de first member of de British royal family to live past de age of 100. Na she be de longest-living member of de British royal family for de time of ein death. Na ein surviving sister-in-law, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester,[13] exceed dat, wey she die for de age of 102 on 29 October 2004.[14] Na she be one of de longest-lived members of any royal family.[15]

Titles, honours den arms

Titles den styles

Na Elizabeth hold chaw titles wey dey start plus ein birth, as de daughter of an earl den thru ein marriage to de-then Duke of York, wey later cam turn King-Emperor. Na she be de last person to be Empress of India, wey na she be Queen Mother during widowhood.

Arms

Na Elizabeth ein coat of arms be de royal coat of arms of de United Kingdom (insyd either de English anaa de Scottish version) dem impale plus de canting arms of ein poppie, de Earl of Strathmore; de latter be: 1st den 4th quarters, Argent, a lion rampant Azure, armed den langued Gules, within a double tressure flory-counter-flory of de second (Lyon); 2nd den 3rd quarters, Ermine, three bows stringed paleways proper (Bowes).[16] De shield be surmounted by de imperial crown, den be supported by de crowned lion of England den a lion rampant per fess Or den Gules.[17]

Coat of arms of Elizabeth, Duchess of York (1923–1936) Coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth Coat of arms of Queen Elizabeth (Scotland) Royal cypher of Queen Elizabeth

Issue

Name Birth Death Marriage Kiddies Grand kiddies
Date Spouse
Elizabeth II 21 April 1926 8 September 2022 20 November 1947 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Charles III William, Prince of Wales
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Anne, Princess Royal Peter Phillips
Zara Tindall
Prince Andrew, Duke of York Princess Beatrice
Princess Eugenie
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
James Mountbatten-Windsor, Earl of Wessex
Princess Margaret 21 August 1930 9 February 2002 6 May 1960
Divorced 11 July 1978		 Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones
Lady Sarah Chatto Samuel Chatto
Arthur Chatto

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, pp. 58–59
  2. ↑ British Screen News (1930), Our Smiling Duchess, London: British Screen Productions
  3. ↑ Ezard, John (1 April 2002), "A life of legend, duty and devotion", The Guardian, p. 18
  4. ↑ Airlie, Mabell (1962), Thatched with Gold, London: Hutchinson, p. 167
  5. ↑ Shawcross, pp. 133–135
  6. ↑ Shawcross, p. 177
  7. ↑ Vickers, p. 64
  8. ↑ Rayment, Sean (1 May 2011), "Royal wedding: Kate Middleton's bridal bouquet placed at Grave of Unknown Warrior", The Telegraph, archived from the original on 10 January 2022, retrieved 20 August 2012
  9. ↑ Shawcross, p. 168
  10. ↑ Letter from Albert to Queen Mary, 25 May 1923, quoted in Shawcross, p. 185.
  11. ↑ "Queen Mother dies peacefully, aged 101", The Guardian, 30 March 2002, retrieved 28 March 2019
  12. ↑ Queen Mother hurt in minor fall, BBC, 13 February 2002, retrieved 1 May 2009
  13. ↑ Walker, Andrew (20 August 2003), "The longest-lived Royal in history", BBC News, retrieved 30 June 2017
  14. ↑ Alderson, Andrew (31 October 2004), "Princess Alice, the oldest ever royal, dies at 102", The Telegraph, archived from the original on 10 January 2022, retrieved 30 June 2017
  15. ↑ Coke, Hope (21 April 2021). "The top 10 longest-living royals in history". Tatler. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  16. ↑ Brooke-Little, J. P. (1978) [1950], Boutell's Heraldry (Revised ed.), London: Frederick Warne, p. 220, ISBN 978-0-7232-2096-1
  17. ↑ Pinches, John Harvey; Pinches, Rosemary (1974), The Royal Heraldry of England, Heraldry Today, Slough, Buckinghamshire: Hollen Street Press, p. 267, ISBN 978-0-900455-25-4
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