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4 August 1900-30 March 2002. Daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. On 26 April 1923 Elizabeth married Prince Albert, Duke of York, after his second proposal to her. After the death of King George V on 20 January 1936, Albert's older brother Edward became king. Determined to marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, Edward abdicated. Elizabeth became Queen and her husband King George VI. Together they had two children, Elizabeth, the present Queen of Britain, and Margaret.

AS QUEEN

During her period as Queen, Elizabeth was described as a kind-hearted yet dangerous and strong woman. During the royal state touring , The U.S. First Lady Roosevelt said that her Majesty "perfect as a Queen, gracious, informed, saying the right thing & kind but a little self-consciously regal" [Rhodes, Benjamin D. (2001), United States foreign policy in the interwar period, 1918–1941, Greenwood, p. 153]. On the other hand, during the second world war, Adolf Hitler allegedly called her "the most dangerous woman in Europe" [ Langworth, Richard M. (Spring 2002), HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002, The Churchill Centre] because of her wide popularity and the effects she had on her people. One of the most famous stands taken by the Queen, was publicly refusing to leave London or send away her children. she declared "The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King. And the King will never leave" [ Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother > Activities as Queen, Official web site of the British monarchy]. Instead, the queen spent most of her time visiting the targeted areas and industries in the United Kingdom dressed in vibrant colours [the article on Wikipedia claims that she dressed in pastel colours] to represent hope. Her unbreakable spirit supplied support and faith to her people and to her husband until his death on 6 February 1952. Devastated by her husband's death the Queen retired to Scotland [Wikipedia]. But that only lasted for a few months. Elizabeth, who was now addressed as the Queen Mother, as her elder daughter now carried the title Queen Elizabeth II, came out of retirement to proceed with her public duties and treated them with equal importance to her public duties when she was Queen Consort.

She was also renowned for her hats and her gin tonics.

DEATH

On 30 March 2002, at 3.15 p.m. just after a few weeks of her younger daughter's death, the Queen Mother died in her bed with her surviving daughter by her side. Millions of people gathered and spread throughout the route leading to St. George's Chapel, where she was buried next to her husband and daughter, Margret . With her charisma, charms, wits, and vibrant spirit, Elizabeth the mother was able to make herself one of the most popular royal member changing the opinions and popularity of monarchy.

'Sources' https://www.royal.uk/queen-elizabeth-queen-mother https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-queen-consort-of-United-Kingdom https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-76927?mediaType=Article

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-Born on the 4th of august in the year 1900 in London to Claude Bowes-lyon and his wife Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. On April 26, 1993 Elizabeth married prince Albert , Duke of York after his second proposal to her.
+August 1900-30 March 2002. Daughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon and Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. On 26 April 1923 Elizabeth married Prince Albert, Duke of York, after his second proposal to her.
-After the death of  King George V on January 23, 1926, Albert's older brother Edward became king. Determined to marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, Prince Edward passed down the crown to his brother Albert.
+After the death of  King [[George V]] on 20 January 1936, Albert's older brother [[Edward VIII|Edward]] became king. Determined to marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, Edward abdicated. Elizabeth became Queen and her husband King [[George VI]].
-The duchess of York thus became the queen of the United Kingdom and the head of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 along side her husband who became the king of great Britain under the regnal name of George VI. Together they had two children , Elizabeth, the present queen of Britain, and Margret.
+Together they had two children, [[Elizabeth II|Elizabeth]], the present Queen of Britain, and [[Princess Margaret|Margaret]].
-=== '''''REIGN''''' ===
+=== '''''AS QUEEN''''' ===
-During her reign as queen, Elizabeth was described as a kind-hearted yet dangerous and strong woman. During the royal state touring , U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, said that Elizabeth was "perfect as a Queen, gracious, informed, saying the right thing & kind but a little self-consciously regal". On the other hand, during the second world war, Adolf Hitler allegedly called her "the most dangerous woman in Europe" because of her wide popularity and the effects she had on her people.
+During her period as Queen, Elizabeth was described as a kind-hearted yet dangerous and strong woman. During the royal state touring , The U.S. First Lady Roosevelt said that her Majesty "perfect as a Queen, gracious, informed, saying the right thing & kind but a little self-consciously regal" '''[Rhodes, Benjamin D. (2001), United States foreign policy in the interwar period, 1918–1941, Greenwood, p. 153]'''. On the other hand, during the second world war, Adolf Hitler allegedly called her "the most dangerous woman in Europe" '''[ Langworth, Richard M. (Spring 2002), HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002, The Churchill Centre]''' because of her wide popularity and the effects she had on her people.
-One of the most famous stands taken by the queen mother, was publicly refusing to leave London or send away her children. she declared "The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King. And the King will never leave". Instead, the queen spent most of her time visiting  troops, hospitals, factories, and parts of Britain that were targeted by the German Luftwaffe, dressed in vibrant colors to represent a rainbow of hope. Her unbreakable spirit provided moral support to the British public, And to her husband until his death on February 6, 1952.
+One of the most famous stands taken by the Queen, was publicly refusing to leave London or send away her children. she declared "The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King. And the King will never leave" '''[ Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother > Activities as Queen, Official web site of the British monarchy]'''. Instead, the queen spent most of her time visiting the targeted areas and industries in the United Kingdom dressed in '''vibrant colours''' '''[the article on Wikipedia claims that she dressed in pastel colours]''' to represent hope. Her unbreakable spirit supplied support and faith to her people and to her husband until his death on 6 February 1952.
-Devastated by her husband's Death the Queen retired to Scotland, But that only lasted for a few months. Elizabeth, Who began to be styled as the Queen mother to avoid confusion with her elder daughter, now Queen Elizabeth II, came out of retirement to proceed with her public duties as a Queen mother and treated them with the same importance as her public duties when she was Queen consort.
+'''Devastated by her husband's death the Queen retired to Scotland''' [Wikipedia]. But that only lasted for a few months. Elizabeth, who was now addressed as the Queen Mother, as her elder daughter now carried the title Queen Elizabeth II, came out of retirement to proceed with her public duties and treated them with equal importance to her public duties when she was Queen Consort.
+She was also renowned for her hats and her gin tonics.
 === '''''DEATH''''' ===
-On 30 march, 2002, at 15:15, And just after a few weeks of her younger daughter's death, The Queen mother died in her sleep at the Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, with Queen Elizabeth II, at her bedside. More than a million people filled the area outside Westminster Abbey and along the route from central London to Elizabeth's final resting place beside her husband and  daughter in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. With her charisma, charms, wits, and vibrant spirit, Elizabeth the mother was able to make herself one of the most popular royal member changing the opinions and popularity of monarchy.
+On 30 March 2002, at 3.15 p.m. just after a few weeks of her younger daughter's death, the Queen Mother died in her bed with her surviving daughter by her side. Millions of people gathered and spread throughout the route leading to St. George's Chapel, where she was buried next to her husband and daughter, Margret . With her charisma, charms, wits, and vibrant spirit, Elizabeth the mother was able to make herself one of the most popular royal member changing the opinions and popularity of monarchy.
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