Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India in Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937, the date previously scheduled for Edward VIII. Elizabeth's crown was made of platinum and was set with the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Edward and Simpson married and became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, but while Edward was a Royal Highness, George VI withheld the style from the Duchess, a decision that Elizabeth supported. Elizabeth was later quoted as referring to the Duchess as "that woman", and the Duchess referred to Elizabeth as "Cookie", because of her supposed resemblance to
The Illustrated Weekly of India The Illustrated Weekly of India The Illustrated Weekly of India was an English-language weekly newsmagazine publication in India. It started publication in 1880 (as "Times of India" Weekly Edition, later renamed as "The Illustrated Weekly of India" in 1923) and ceasing publication in 1993. Also simply known as Weekly by its readership, "The Illustrated Weekly of India" was considered to be an important English-language publication in India for more than a century. The magazine was edited by A. S. Raman, Khushwant Singh, M. V. Kamath, and Pritish Nandy. A.S. Raman was the first Indian editor of "The Illustrated Weekly of