the Queen Mother

noun

: the widow of a king who is the mother of the current king or queen

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It can be worn with or without the double rows of base diamonds, and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother opted for only the celestial band in the 1930s. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025 While the Queen Mother was very fond of this Queen Victoria tiara and wore it with relative assiduity, her daughter only wore it once in public, on an official trip to Malta in November 2005. Ana Serrano, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2025 The Cartier earrings weren’t the only piece from the royal jewelry box that Kate Middleton wore at the Royal Albert Hall: the royal also opted for the Queen Mary Choker bracelet, which again, belonged to both the Queen Mother and Queen Elizabeth II, to go with her velvet green gown. Emily Chan, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2025 Following her husband’s death in 1952 and the coronation of her daughter, Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother used the Royal Lodge as her Windsor residence until her death in 2002. Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Queen Mother

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“The Queen Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Queen%20Mother. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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