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    In 1952, George VI died, the third of Mary's children to predecease her; her eldest granddaughter, Princess Elizabeth, ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. The death of a third child profoundly affected her.

  2. Her Majesty Queen Mary, the Queen's grandmother, has died peacefully in her sleep. A simple bulletin posted outside Marlborough House at 2315 GMT announced her death. It said: "While sleeping...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · In 1952, King George VI died, and Queen Mary's eldest granddaughter, Elizabeth, ascended the throne as Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Mary died the next year at age 85, only 10 weeks before her ...

  4. 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.

  5. Mar 24, 2020 · Queen Mary, grandmother to Queen Elizabeth, died on this day 67 years ago. Here's how her life shaped the current royal family as we know it. On this day in 1953, the public mourned...

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  6. Mar 29, 2019 · The Funeral of Queen Mary at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on this day in 1953, following a lying-in-state at Westminster Hall, during which time 120,000 people filed past her coffin to pay their last respects.

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  8. This segment of Pathé Pictorial covers the life and death of Queen Mary (Grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II), the great lady of Britain who passed at the age of 85 from lung cancer.

    • 4 min
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    • British Pathé