Elizabeth I of England survive infancy. Her mother was Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn. At birth, Elizabeth was the heir presumptive to the throne of England. Her older half-sister, Mary, had lost her position as a legitimate heir when Henry annulled his marriage to Mary's mother, Catherine of Aragon, to marry Anne, with the intent to sire a male heir and ensure the Tudor succession. She was baptised on 10 September 1533; Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, the Marquess of Exeter, the Duchess of Norfolk and the Dowager Marchioness of Dorset stood as her godparents. A canopy was carried at the ceremony over the three-day old
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital as the Margate General Hospital in 1948 and then became the Isle of Thanet District Hospital, Margate Wing in 1973 before becoming Thanet District General Hospital in 1986. A major new extension was opened by Prince of Wales on behalf of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1996 at which time the hospital was renamed the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital is a health facility in Margate, Kent, England. It is managed by the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital has its origins