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Born Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons, daughter of the [[Earl of Strathmore]], 4 August 1900. She married the Duke of York, second son of [[King George V]], and gave birth to two daughters, Elizabeth (now [[Queen Elizabeth II]]) in 1926, and [[Margaret Rose]] in 1930. She stiffened her husbands resolve during the [[1936 Abdication Crisis]] when the playboy [[King Edward VIII]] was inamorated of the twice-married American divorcee Mrs [[Wallis Simpson]], and the Duke of York became [[King George VI]]. As Queen, she cheered up Cockneys by visiting the east end of London during the [[Blitz]], even when [[Buckingham Palace]] was bombed. After George VI died of [[lung cancer]] in 1952 she became Queen Mother and is happily known to generations as the Queen Mum. It is common practice to say God Bless Her when she is mentioned. She helped the Queen through various crises and also enjoyed horse racing and fishing. The Queen Mum died in 2002 aged 101.
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'''Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother''' (1900-2002) was born The Honorable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis (later the 14th Earl of Strathmore), and his wife, Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinckon, on August 4, 1900. She married Albert Frederick Arthur George, Duke of York, the second son of [[King George V]], on April 26, 1923. The couple had two daughters: Princess Elizabeth in 1926, and Princess [[Princess Margaret|Margaret Rose]] in 1930. Elizabeth's brother-in-law, the [[Prince of Wales]], became [[King Edward VIII]] in 1936 on the death of King George V.  When Edward abdicated in 1936, the Duke of York became [[King George VI]] and Elizabeth became Queen Consort.
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As Queen Consort, she cheered up Cockneys by visiting the East End of London during the [[Blitzkrieg|Blitz]] and staying at [[Buckingham Palace]] even after it was bombed. She famously said, when urged to take the princesses out of London for their safety, "The children won't leave without me. I won't leave without the King - and the King will never leave."<ref>Bousfield A and Toffoli G. ''Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1900-2002: The Queen Mother and Her Century''; Dundurn Press; Toronto. p. 112, (2002) [https://books.google.com/books?id=t6PQ84ovPcMC&lpg=PP1&dq=Queen%20Elizabeth%20the%20Queen%20Mother%2C%201900-2002&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false]</ref>
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After George VI died of [[lung cancer]] in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became [[Queen Elizabeth II]], and as the late monarch's widow took the title Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (or simply the Queen Mother). She was affectionately known to generations as "the Queen Mum." She helped Queen Elizabeth II through various crises and also enjoyed horse racing and fishing.
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The Queen Mum died in 2002, aged 101.
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==References ==
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== See also ==
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Shawcross, William, ''The Queen Mother: The Official Biography'', Knopf, 2009.
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[[Category:United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:British Royal Family]]
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[[Category:Queens]]

Latest revision as of 16:36, May 27, 2021

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, The Queen Mother
Empress Consort of India
In office
1936–1947
Born August 4, 1900
United Kingdom
Died March 30, 2002 (aged 101)
Windsor


Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900-2002) was born The Honorable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis (later the 14th Earl of Strathmore), and his wife, Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinckon, on August 4, 1900. She married Albert Frederick Arthur George, Duke of York, the second son of King George V, on April 26, 1923. The couple had two daughters: Princess Elizabeth in 1926, and Princess Margaret Rose in 1930. Elizabeth's brother-in-law, the Prince of Wales, became King Edward VIII in 1936 on the death of King George V. When Edward abdicated in 1936, the Duke of York became King George VI and Elizabeth became Queen Consort.

As Queen Consort, she cheered up Cockneys by visiting the East End of London during the Blitz and staying at Buckingham Palace even after it was bombed. She famously said, when urged to take the princesses out of London for their safety, "The children won't leave without me. I won't leave without the King - and the King will never leave."[1]

After George VI died of lung cancer in 1952, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II, and as the late monarch's widow took the title Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (or simply the Queen Mother). She was affectionately known to generations as "the Queen Mum." She helped Queen Elizabeth II through various crises and also enjoyed horse racing and fishing.

The Queen Mum died in 2002, aged 101.

References

  1. ↑ Bousfield A and Toffoli G. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1900-2002: The Queen Mother and Her Century; Dundurn Press; Toronto. p. 112, (2002) [1]

See also

Shawcross, William, The Queen Mother: The Official Biography, Knopf, 2009.

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