Person:Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1)

Hon. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
b.4 Aug 1900
d.30 Mar 2002
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Name Hon. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Alt Name The Lady Elizabeth
Gender Female
Birth[1] 4 Aug 1900
Death[1] 30 Mar 2002
Burial? 9 Apr 2002 St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Berkshire, England

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In 1936, her husband unexpectedly became king when his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated in order to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson. As queen, Elizabeth accompanied her husband on diplomatic tours to France and North America before the start of World War II. During the war, her seemingly indomitable spirit provided moral support to the British public. In recognition of her role as an asset to British interests, Adolf Hitler described her as "the most dangerous woman in Europe". After the war, her husband's health deteriorated and she was widowed at the age of 51.

On the death of her mother-in-law, Queen Mary, in 1953 and with the former King Edward VIII living abroad and her elder daughter, the new queen, aged 27, Elizabeth became the senior member of the British Royal Family and assumed a position as family matriarch. In her later years, she was a consistently popular member of the family, even when other members were suffering from low levels of public approval.[1] She continued an active public life until just a few months before her death at the age of 101, seven weeks after the death of her younger daughter.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. (Online: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.).
  2.   Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon Windsor, in Find A Grave.