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The Rockefeller Wing features several dozen—a rooster with filigreed plumage, the famous mask depicting a queen mother, and plaques that once adorned the kingdom’s royal palace, which British troops ransacked and burned in 1897.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
In 1992, the country finally erected a statue, unveiled by the queen mother, of the command’s lead officer, Sir Arthur Travers Harris.
—Robert Jervis, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
Sculptures like it are common at sites paying homage to queen mothers in the Kingdom of Benin.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2021
Even Oprah Winfrey, queen mother herself, has reportedly considered taking it.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2023
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
In 1992, the country finally erected a statue, unveiled by the queen mother, of the command’s lead officer, Sir Arthur Travers Harris.
—Robert Jervis, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
Sculptures like it are common at sites paying homage to queen mothers in the Kingdom of Benin.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2021
Even Oprah Winfrey, queen mother herself, has reportedly considered taking it.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for queen mother
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“Queen mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queen%20mother. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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