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Facts

Also Known As Queen Mum • Elizabeth, Duchess of York • Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon • The Queen Mother
Born August 4, 1900 • England
Died March 30, 2002 (aged 101) • Windsor Castle • England
House / Dynasty house of Windsor
Notable Family Members spouse George VI • daughter Princess Margaret • daughter Elizabeth II

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Queen Consort Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, King George VI, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth sit together in an open carriage, all wearing formal hats, in 1939.
Black-and-white portrait of the British royal family in 1951, with Prince Charles standing by a fountain, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, Duke of Edinburgh, King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, and Princess Anne in a baby carriage.
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