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The funeral of Queen Mary (born Princess Victoria Mary of Teck), widow to King George V, took place on 31 March 1953 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, following her death on 24 March and subsequent lying in state at Westminster Hall.
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.
15 April – Britain awards the George Medal to 22-year-old American airman Reis Leming who rescued 27 people in last winter's floods in East Anglia. [13] 16 April – The Queen launches the Royal Yacht Britannia at John Brown & Company shipbuilders on the Clyde. [14] 24 April – Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives a knighthood from the ...
Shutterstock Lady Mary Russell was one of Queen Elizabeth II‘s maids of honor at her 1953 coronation, and she died on September 18 — just one day before Her Majesty’s state funeral. Queen ...
Remembering the Funeral of The Queen Mother, in Photos. Lauren Hubbard. December 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM. ... the impact of her loss was keenly felt by the British people, and of course, by the royal ...
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Death and funeral of Queen Mary may refer to: Death and funeral of Mary I of England (1516–1558), queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558; Funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567, queen consort of France from 1559 to 1560; Death and funeral of Mary of Teck (1867–1953), queen consort of the ...
Over 2,000 people attended the monarch’s funeral on Monday, which closed with two minutes of silence nationwide.