Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon became the last Empress of India from her husband's accession as King-Emperor in 1936 until the British Raj was terminated in August 1947.
Due to the death of her husband, she was named Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in order to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was born on August 4, 1900, in Hitchin or London, United Kingdom into a family of British nobility.
From December 11, 1936, to February 6, 1952, she served as Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth as the wife of King George VI.
Nonetheless, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother took her last breath on March 30, 2002, in Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire, the United Kingdom at the age of 101.
Who Are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Parents?
Cecilia Bowes-Lyon and Claude Bowes-Lyon were the parents of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
Her parents were the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
Her mother was the former while her father was the latter.
