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Born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the late Queen Mother spent the later years of her life living at Clarence House, where mourners gathered to leave tributes following her death. Tim Graham - Getty Images
Prince William of Wales, the Queen Mother's great-grandson; Prince Harry of Wales, the Queen Mother's great-grandson; The Princess Royal and Captain Timothy Laurence, the Queen Mother's granddaughter and grandson-in-law. Peter Phillips, the Queen Mother's great-grandson; Zara Phillips, the Queen Mother's great-granddaughter
Upon the Queen's death her eldest child Charles, Prince of Wales, immediately acceded to the British throne as King Charles III. [50] [205] Statement from the King after the death of the Queen. There was some speculation regarding the regnal name that would be adopted by the former Prince of Wales upon succeeding his mother.
The Queen read the poem in the printed order of service, and was reportedly touched by its sentiments and "slightly upbeat tone". A Buckingham Palace spokesman said that the verse "very much reflected her thoughts on how the nation should celebrate the life of the Queen Mother. To move on."
Sharing their grief. Fans of the British royal family have been encouraged to send written condolences in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death.. Queen Elizabeth II Dead: Celebs, World Leaders ...
The document released by National Records of Scotland noted the time of the Queen’s death on Thursday September 8 as 3.10pm at Balmoral. When paying tribute to her mother the Queen, the Princess ...
In 1923, she married the future King George VI, and had issue, including Queen Elizabeth II. She became queen consort and empress consort of India in 1936, and in later life, after the death of her husband, she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The Hon. Sir David Bowes-Lyon: 2 May 1902: 13 September 1961: 59 years
Shortly after George VI's death, Elizabeth began to be styled as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother because the normal style for the widow of a king, "Queen Elizabeth", would have been too similar to the style of her elder daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. [91] Popularly, she became the "Queen Mother" or the "Queen Mum". [92]