Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was als
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 1986
Elizabeth in 1909
At a charity sale event in 1915
Portrait by Philip de László, 1925
Elizabeth II
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Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the mo
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
…dissolved on 15 August 1947. After her husband died, she was officially known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to avoid confusion with her daughter Queen Elizabeth II. Born into a family of British nobility, Elizabeth came to prominence in 1923 when she married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King…
Formal portrait, 1959
On the cover of Time, April 1929
Portrait by Philip de László, 1933
In Auxiliary Territorial Service uniform, April 1945