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On 30 March 2002 at 15:15 GMT, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), widow to King George VI and mother to Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 101 at Royal Lodge, Windsor.
Nov 12, 2023 · The Queen Mother died on March 30, 2002. Her younger daughter, Princess Margaret , had passed away seven weeks earlier. At 101 years and 238 days old, she was the longest-living member of the royal family in British history.
After her husband died, she was officially known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter Queen Elizabeth II. Born into a family of British nobility, Elizabeth came to prominence in 1923 when she married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary.
Apr 2, 2014 · Despite falling and injuring her arm a few days after Margaret's death, the Queen Mother managed to attend her daughter's funeral. On March 30, 2002, the Queen Mother died in her sleep at...
Sep 8, 2022 · The Royal Family is mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth, after announcing Thursday that the long-serving monarch had died at age 96. "The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a ...
Mar 31, 2002 · When King George died in 1952, she was thrust at the age of 51 into what would be the longest role of her life: that of the queen mother, necessarily taking a back seat to her daughter, Queen...
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Published 30 March 2002. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE PRESS SECRETARY TO THE QUEEN. The Queen, with the greatest sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately. Her beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth, died peacefully in her sleep this afternoon, at Royal Lodge, Windsor.
