: the widow of a king who is the mother of the current king or queen
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At his Trooping the Colour debut in 1951, the future monarch rode in a carriage with his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and his aunt, Princess Margaret, while his mother, who was still a princess at the time, rode on horseback in the parade.—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Upon the Queen Mother’s death in 2002, the house became Charles’s to inhabit.—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026 In his interview with the Daily Mail, Wilson also made a bold comparison between Camilla and the Queen Mother.—Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026 It was last seen in public resting on the Queen Mother's casket at her funeral.—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Queen Mother