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Queen Elizabeth died in 2022, while the Queen Mother died in 2002; Shand passed away in 1994.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
When her brother-in-law was killed in a bombing raid in 1940 during World War II, the Queen Mother invited his widow and daughters to play with the princesses at Royal Lodge.
—Ana Salas, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
The tiara was passed down from Queen Victoria to her daughter-in-law, Queen Alexandra, then inherited by the Queen Mother in 1936.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 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
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
When her brother-in-law was killed in a bombing raid in 1940 during World War II, the Queen Mother invited his widow and daughters to play with the princesses at Royal Lodge.
—Ana Salas, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
The tiara was passed down from Queen Victoria to her daughter-in-law, Queen Alexandra, then inherited by the Queen Mother in 1936.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 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
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“The Queen Mother.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Queen%20Mother. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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