the Queen Mother

noun

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

Examples of the Queen Mother in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Spencers have a relationship with the House of Windsor dating back generations, and Lady Anne enjoyed a close relationship with the royal family, thanks to her four aunts being Ladies-in-Waiting to the Queen Mother and her own mother serving as a Lady-to-the-Bedchamber. —Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026

Another high-profile Lord Warden prior to the Queen Mother was Sir Winston Churchill, who received the title in 1941 and held it until his death in 1965. —Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026

Margaret’s father succeeded him as King George VI, and her mother Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, never forgave the duke for renouncing his duty to his country. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 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

Rhymes for the Queen Mother

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