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	Royalty.nu - Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
		Elizabeth's exact birthplace is the subject of some dispute, but it is known that she was born in England and spent much of her childhood there.
		Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother died on March 30, 2002 at the age of 101.
		Royal Racing: The Queen and Queen Mother's Sporting Life by Sean Smith is about the abiding passion of Elizabeth II and her mother for horse racing.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/England/Windsor/QueenMother.html (1717 words)

	Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was born at St Paul's Waldenbury, the Hertfordshire house of her parents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
		Elizabeth was taught by a governess, mainly in domestic science, painting, dancing, the piano and French and German (as queen, she broadcast in French to occupied France).
		Elizabeth was unknown to press and public, but her popularity was established at speed.
	www.guardian.co.uk /queenmother/article/0,2763,676661,00.html (1164 words)

	ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER
		Elizabeth came to marry Prince Albert - HRH the Duke of York, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary.
		Queen Elizabeth adopted the title 'Queen Mother' to avoid any confusion that may arise from having the same name as her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
		Although the Queen Mother ceased to be queen 43 years ago she continues to act in something of a shadow role in support of her daughter.
	personales.ya.com /fororeal/queenm2.htm (633 words)

	Queen Mum 100
		Elizabeth then decided she wanted to be called the Queen Mother from that time and that is what she still is after more than 48 years.
		During the salute Queen Mother Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, later accompanied by her grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
		In the evening the Queen Mother and her daughters Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret attended a performance of the Kirov Ballet dance at the Royal Opera House in London.
	www.nettyroyal.nl /queenmum.html (932 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - HM Queen Elizabeth - The Queen Mother (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When the Queen Mother emerged to cheering crowds (some of whom had camped out the night before) on her birthday, a postman delivered her a special congratulations card from her daughter the Queen, something every British centenarian is entitled to.
		The Queen never genuflects to anyone, but whenever she appeared with her mother on her special days, the Queen kept a low profile to allow the Queen Mother to be the centre of attention.
		Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother died in her sleep at the Royal Lodge, Windsor, on 30 March, 2002, at the age of 101.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A14116736 (2769 words)

	About Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother :: The Roosevelts and the Royals by Will Swift
		Like her mother, Elizabeth had the gift of vivacious attentiveness, making each person feel as if he or she was the only person in the room.
		Elizabeth spent her time knitting, tending wounded soldiers and looking after her mother, who mourned one son who was killed in action and another who was a prisoner of war.
		Queen Elizabeth was crowned with her husband King George VI on May 12, 1937 and devoted herself to strengthening his self-confidence and restoring the wholesome reputation and popularity of the monarchy.
	willswift.com /queen_elizabeth.htm (920 words)

	The Classic Liners of Long Ago - Queen Elizabeth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Queen Elizabeth had two funnels, compared to Queen Mary's three, and the Queen Elizabeth's decks were clear of much of the apparatus that was on the decks of the Queen Mary.
		Due to the political situation, some people thought that the Queen Elizabeth should be sold to the United States in her unfinished state, while others believed that she was only good as a target for enemy bombers, and that her usefulness could only be ensured in peacetime.
		The Queen Elizabeth's first assignment was to the Indian Ocean, where she carried troops between Sydney, Suez, Fremantle, and Trincomalee, with a capacity of 5,600.
	ocean-liners.schuminweb.com /ships/queen-elizabeth.asp (1692 words)

	Royal Families - Queen Elizabeth
		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother born August 4, 1900 is the mother of the present British sovereign and widow of the late King George VI.
		At birth she was the Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (the Bowes-Lyon family is descended from the Royal House of Scotland and in fact the Queen Mother retains strong ties with Scotland, having purchased the Castle of Mey, Scotland in 1953; Glamis Castle in Scotland remains the family seat).
		Buckingham Palace was bombed in September 1940 but despite this and the danger she faced the Queen Mother continued to visit war damaged areas, hospitals, factories and the troops.
	www.uktravel.com /royal.asp (290 words)

	The Royalist - PHOTO GALLERY: The Royals Honour Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although the world never saw the Queen Mother and Camilla together in public, in private it was a different matter during the years she was married to Andrew Parker Bowles.
		The Queen (along with Mrs Rhodes) was at her mother's side when she passed away on the afternoon of Saturday 30th March 2002 at her Royal Lodge home in the grounds of Windsor.
		She also touted the Queen Mother and the King, but she also told me how tough the Queen Mother was in deciding (this was during my young and teen years) that the Duke of Windsor was not allowed back into the country except for certain deaths (his Mom and his Brother, the King).
	www.theroyalist.net /content/view/935/1 (2260 words)

	The Queen Mother Fashion History
		Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon was born in London, UK in 1900 and died in 2002 as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.
		The Queen's new crinoline style evening gowns were first seen in public in November 1937 and they flattered her enormously, bringing an elongation to a body not as model like in real life as sketches by Hartnell suggested.
		The Queen Elizabeth charmed the Parisians with her fresh perfect complexion and the layered white floaty dresses in styles that suited her and made her look a picture of assured confidence in the French sun.
	www.fashion-era.com /queen_mother.htm (1376 words)

	Queen Mother Obituary
		The Queen Mother's lying in state followed a funeral procession on Friday which drew the biggest crowd of monarchists and onlookers since the death of Princess Diana in 1997, giving an unexpected boost to Britain's royal family.
		Queen Elizabeth, who has suffered the double blow of losing her mother and her only sibling, 71-year-old Princess Margaret, in the same year, expressed her gratitude on Saturday.
		Queen Elizabeth, the Queen mother, photographed with grandson Prince Charles and great-grandsons Prince William (left) and Prince Harry (right) on her 101st birthday at Clarence house in London in June, 2001.
	www.mattoid.com /data/Obits/Queen_Mother_obit.htm (1697 words)

	In Memoriam: HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1900 - 2002, News
		In Memoriam: HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1900 - 2002, News
		Ceremonial for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
		The Archbishop of Canterbury's sermon at the funeral of The Queen Mother
	www.etoile.co.uk /IM/Rqmum.html (2488 words)

	Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Funeral Eulogy - Famous eulogies
		It was here that Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was married and became Duchess of York; it was here that she was crowned Queen; it was here that, as Queen Mother, she attended the coronation of her own daughter.
		The Queen Mother's strength as a person was expressed best through the remarkable quality of her dealings with people -- her ability to make all human encounters, however fleeting, feel both special and personal.
		Something of it is reflected in the fact that for half a century we knew her and understood her as the Queen Mother.
	www.eulogywriters.com /queenmother.htm (1046 words)

	A Tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1900-2002. The Years 1900 to 1925. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Drawn from the British Library's Newspapers and its Sound Archive, these highlights from the early life of the Queen Mother from 1900 to 1952 are in the form of extracts and photographs from contemporary media.
		Among them, you can listen to the Queen Mother's own voice (when she was Queen Elizabeth) in an extract from her speech to the Women of Empire in 1939.
		"Lady Elizabeth's charming demure mannerisms, free from the taint of the stock-in-trade modernism, are due to the fact that her education was in the hands of that very gracious woman, her mother, the Countess of Strathmore.
	www.bl.uk /queenmother1.html (607 words)

	Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The personal flag of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was made up of the flag of her late husband, King George VI to the hoist, and the banner of arms of her family, Bowes-Lyon to the fly.
		Hence the Queen Mother's arms, she was the youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
		After her death, the Queen Mother's flag was flown at half staff over her residence, Clarence House, until her body was moved from the chapel Royal to the great hall at Westminster.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gb-qeqm.html (750 words)

	Anova Books - Elizabeth The Queen Mother (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, died much as she had lived with dignity, grace and the minimum of fuss.
		Elizabeth: The Queen Mother is a celebration of her life, providing a fascinating look at the events of the 20th century, as well as an endearing portrait of the Queen Mother herself, whose loss will be mourned beyond Britain’s shores.
		We also learn about the loves of the Queen Mother’s life, her family relationships, her friends, her passion for racing and her immense sense of mischief as well as her love affair with the public.
	www.papertiger.co.uk /book/1862054169 (421 words)

	Biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - with a Scottish Flavour
		Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes Lyon, the ninth of ten brothers and sisters, was born on 4 August 1900, towards the end of the reign of Queen Victoria.
		Elizabeth became closest to her younger brother David (born 21 months after her) and they got up to many escapades, including pouring buckets of water from the battlements of Glamis onto "invaders" below.
		A touching reminder of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon's continuing connection with Glamis is in the small "Pet's Cemetery" in the grounds of the estate where the names of some of her pets are recorded.
	www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfamelizabeth.htm (533 words)

	The Queen Mum
		Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York was born in the early hours of 21 April 1926 at the Mayfair home of her maternal grandparents, the Bowes-Lyons.
		Doubtless, Queen Mary described her new granddaughter to her guest at luncheon that day, who happened to be Princess Andrew of Greece, the baby's future mother-in-law.
		QUEEN Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, was greeted by 3,500 children at Haslam Park when she first visited Bolton in May 1938 as Queen.
	www.thediviningnation.com /qm.htm (1214 words)

	Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. 1900 - 2002.
		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, The Queen Mum to her millions of adoring British fans, is dead.
		When Edward VIII turned his back on his royal duty and destiny in 1936 and abdicated, it was she who provided a backbone of mental and emotional steel for her shy husband who was totally unprepared, untrained and ill-equiped for the awesome task and responsibility of kingship.
		It was Elizabeth who defiantly insisted that the Royal Family stay in Buckingham Palace, a plum target for the German Luftwaffe which bombed the it nine times, and stick it out with her subjects, even when the stuker divebombers were striking the palace itself.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/food_travel_UK/90623 (515 words)

	Glamis Castle - HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One of the Queen Mother’s earliest memories is a visit to Glamis Castle in 1903, the occasion being her grandparents’ golden wedding celebrations.
		The Castle was always full of guests and Elizabeth was taught from a young age to entertain and look after the visitors.
		Elizabeth was taught at home and David joined her for lesson until the age of ten, when he left for prep school.
	www.glamis-castle.co.uk /QueenMother2.htm (200 words)

	Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the fourth daughter and the ninth of ten children of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, Lord Glamis, (later 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne), and his wife, Cecilia Nina Cavendish-Bentinck.
		The Queen Mother's coat of arms were the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom impaled with the arms of those of her father, Earl of Strathmore.
		Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1936-1952) · Mary of Teck (1910-1936) · Alexandra of Denmark (1901-1910) · Albert, Prince Consort (1840-1861) · Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (1830-1837) · Caroline of Brunswick (1820-1821) · Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1761-1818) · Caroline of Ansbach (1727-1760) · George, Duke of Cumberland (1707-1708)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elizabeth_Bowes-Lyon (3930 words)

	The Queen Mother
		The Queen Mother's death came six weeks after the funeral of her daughter, Princess Margaret.
		In Ottawa at the unveiling of the war memorial in Connaught Square Elizabeth broke with all tradition and strolled into the audience of veterans gathered to witness the unveiling.
		Her mother assumed the title of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, to avoid confusion.
	www.cbc.ca /news/obit/queenmother (1550 words)

	HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900-2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A remarkable woman born in the reign of Queen Victoria, who served her country publicly for almost 80 years, who rallied morale during the Second World War, and who lived to become a beloved centenarian great-grandmother, is gone.
		May we all remember the Queen Mother's cheerfulness, warmth, and devotion to duty, and may this be a time for the British nation and indeed the entire world to come together in support for the Royal Family and shared remembrance of one of its greatest members ever.
		No instrument captures the spirit of the British Isles better than bagpipes, and the Queen Mother, proud as she was of her Scottish roots, undoubtedly would have enjoyed the sound and spectacle.
	www.angelfire.com /in3/theodore/opinion/queenmum.html (497 words)

	HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - Scottish Connections - A Burke's Peerage and Gentry Article - Reprinted with ...
		The Queen Mother was born the Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on the 4th August 1900 fourth daughter of Lord Glamis, later 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
		Having married The Duke of York (Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, later King George VI), The King and Queen's second son on the 26th April 1923 in Westminster Abbey, she found herself Queen Consort on the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936.
		Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother first saw the imposing, turreted building while staying with friends nearby, and fell in love with it, despite its deteriorated condition.
	genealogy.allinfoabout.com /burkes/queenmother.html (533 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Queen Mother dies
		The Queen Mother has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101, with her daughter at her bedside.
		The Queen Mother's coffin is expected to be moved to the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park on Sunday afternoon.
		Alongside the Queen is the Princess Royal, her husband Timothy Laurence and her two children Zara and Peter, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/622457.stm (740 words)

	Glamis Castle - HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Queen Mother was the ninth of ten children and it is said that the Bowes Lyon family was a large and happy one.
		Elizabeth and David were fond of playing tennis and Elizabeth enjoyed riding an old donkey in the castle grounds.
		Both David and Elizabeth learnt to share Lady Strathmore’s passion for gardening; later Sir David Bowes Lyon studied at Kew Gardens and Her late Majesty designed the gardens at her home in Caithness, the Castle of Mey.
	www.glamis-castle.co.uk /QueenMother.htm (229 words)

	BRITAIN BIDS FAREWELL TO QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Britain's beloved Queen Mother has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101, Buckingham Palace announced.
		The Queen Mother travelled to her daughter's funeral by helicopter as she was too poorly to make the journey by car.
		Her mother's coffin was due to be transferred to the Royal Chapel Of All Saints in Windsor Great Park on Sunday morning.
	www.hellomagazine.com /2002/03/30/queenmumdies (381 words)

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