Constitution of the United Kingdom Peel was on holiday in Italy at the time). Peel resigned after failing to win the 1835 General Election — prior to the 1832 Reform Act, which abolished many rotten and pocket boroughs, it would have been very unusual for a government with Royal backing to be defeated in this way. Queen Victoria was the last monarch to veto a ministerial appointment. In 1892, she refused William Ewart Gladstone's advice to include Henry Labouchère (a radical who had insulted the Royal Family) in the Cabinet. The last monarch to veto legislation passed by Parliament was Queen Anne, who withheld assent
British queen mothers British queen mothers Queen mother is defined as "a queen dowager who is the mother of the reigning sovereign". The term has been used in English since at least 1560. A queen mother is a person satisfying the following criteria: Queen mother does not mean "mother of the Queen"; it applies whether the current monarch is queen or king. As a queen, a queen mother retains the style of Her Majesty. The following is a list of women who can be classified as "Queen Mother" at some point in their lives. "English Queen Mothers (title not used in earlier periods)"