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Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
Hoover was born in Colorado, the daughter of Jean (née Williams), a flight attendant, and Andrew Hoover, a mining engineer. [1] [2] She received primary education at Graland Country Day School, an independent co-educational day school in Denver. [3] She earned a B.A. in Spanish literature with a minor in political science from Bryn Mawr ...
The six children of King George V in 1910. (Back row) Prince Albert, Prince Henry, Prince Edward, (Front row) Prince John, Princess Mary, Prince George. This is a complete list of the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren of King George V, the founder of the House of Windsor, and his queen Mary of Teck. The ...
Queen Mary wearing the Garter Star, Victoria and Albert Order and the Royal Family Orders, 1912. This is a list of awards, decorations, honours, orders and titles belonging to Mary of Teck, queen consort of the United Kingdom.
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck at her wedding to Prince George, Duke of York. In 1891, the bride's mother, the Duchess of Teck, had declared that her daughter's wedding dress and those of her bridesmaids would be manufactured entirely in Britain. This was likely because the Duchess was president of the Ladies' National Silk Association.
Mary Adelaide began devoting her life to charity, serving as patron to Barnardo's and other children's charities. In 1891, Mary Adelaide was keen for her daughter, Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (known as "May"), to marry one of the sons of the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VII. At the same time, Queen Victoria wanted a British-born bride ...
Mary reportedly had a haemorrhage on 24 March 1953. [5] A bulletin released at Marlborough House at 11:40 am announced that there were concerns for her health condition. [3] A second bulletin at 1:40 pm stated that her condition had "become more grave" and there was "a serious weakening of the heart action". [3]
Margaret Cambridge, Marchioness of Cambridge (1873 – 1929), the sixth child and third daughter of the 1st Duke of Westminster and the wife of the 1st Marquess of Cambridge. Mary of Teck (1867 – 1953), Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 1910 until 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.