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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.
Princess Victoria Mary of Teck was born on 26 May 1867 at Kensington Palace, London, in the room where Queen Victoria, her first cousin once removed, had been born 48 years and two days earlier. Queen Victoria came to visit the baby, writing that she was "a very fine one, with pretty little features and a quantity of hair".
23 February – Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell, colonial administrator (born 1874) 24 March – Queen Mary, consort of King George V, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II (born 1867) 6 April – Idris Davies, Welsh poet (born 1905) (cancer) 9 April – C. E. M. Joad, philosopher and broadcaster (born 1891) (cancer)
The late queen's death understandably plays a role in the final season of The Crown, so in homage, we're taking a look back at some of the historic photos of her royal funeral. Born Elizabeth ...
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 ...
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 ...
Her Majesty’s coffin was draped with the Royal Standard of Scotland and a circular wreath of white flowers.
Born: Melchior Ndadaye, President of Burundi 1993, in Nyabihanga (assassinated 1993) [27] Died: Jim Thorpe , 65, Native-American athlete and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame [ 28 ] March 29 , 1953 (Sunday)