Queen mum dead at 101

[topane]

From the Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39921-2002Mar30.html)

LONDON –– The Queen Mother Elizabeth, who won the country's loyalty and admiration during World War II at the side of King George VI, died Saturday, Buckingham Palace said. She was 101 years old.

[BrewMaster]

Wow. i thought there was more to the article. you would think they'd say more about such a high-profile woman. maybe at a later time i guess.

[nickel]

She had a good life. RIP.

[BrewMaster]

i've been watching CNN for and hour and a half and they finally mentioned. you'd think the woman would get more respect than that. RIP Queen Mother.

[oblongmelon]

Here's the entire article..Man I'm gonna miss the ol dame.




LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen Mother, the 101-year-old mother of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, died in her sleep on Saturday with her daughter at her bedside, Buckingham Palace said.

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The Queen Mother, the widow of King George VI and a rock of support for her eldest daughter Queen Elizabeth, 75, died at 3:15 p.m. (10:15 a.m. EST) after a period of declining health.

Buckingham Palace said: "The Queen, with the greatest sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately.

"Her beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth, died peacefully in her sleep this afternoon, at Royal Lodge, Windsor."

A palace spokesman added: "The Queen Mother had become increasingly frail in recent weeks following a bad cough and chest infection over Christmas.

"Her condition deteriorated this morning and her doctors were called."

He said that the Queen Mother's coffin would be moved to Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor Great Park on Sunday. Heir to the throne Prince Charles, and his two sons Prince William and Prince Harry, were returning to Britain from a skiing holiday in the Swiss resort of Klosters.

PERSONAL TRAGEDY

The Queen Mother's death adds personal tragedy to a succession of domestic traumas suffered by the royal family in recent years, most recently the death on February 9 of her younger daughter, Princess Margaret at the age of 71.

The "Queen Mum," as she was affectionately known, was queen consort during World War Two and was the devoted companion of King George, who unexpectedly became the monarch after his brother Edward VIII abdicated in 1936.

Germany's Adolf Hitler branded her the most dangerous woman in Europe for her morale-boosting contribution to the British war effort after she refused to leave London to escape the wartime attacks called the "Blitz" and visited areas of the city damaged by bombing.

To younger generations of Britons she was the nation's favorite grandmother, a smiling presence who was still carrying out public duties into her centenary.

Left a widow in 1952, she became the matriarch of the royal House of Windsor and enjoyed a position as one of the best-loved members of the royal family, her popularity undimmed by the scandals of the past two years affecting other royals.

A Scottish aristocrat, she married the then Duke of York in 1923. In her service to the crown as duchess, queen consort and dowager, she is credited with bringing the old imperial monarchy closer to the people.

[YanksFanRy]

At least she died peacefully in her sleep....

that's the way to go.

[BrewMaster]

Originally posted by chosenfool
The Queen is dead - Long live the Queen!

"God save the Queen!"

[Cantacuzene]

She wasnt the Queen. The Queen Mum is the lady who used to be married to the King, but wasn't born as the Queen, so she doesn't get the title. I believe she was a Duchess.

[oblongmelon]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Cantacuzene
She wasnt the Queen. The Queen Mum is the lady who used to be married to the King, but wasn't born as the Queen, so she doesn't get the title. I believe she was a Duchess. [/QUOTE

She was a commoner until she married the Duke of York. Then she became the Duchess of york until Edward abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson..When The Duke of York became king-Elizabeth became the Queen Consort. And above all-she was Scottish! Yay

[Nanotech9]

Originally posted by YanksFanRy
At least she died peacefully in her sleep....

that's the way to go.

yeah, i wanna go just like grandpa - peacefully in his sleep....





... not screaming like the passengers in his car. :heh:

but yeah, RIP to the Queen.

[Pinkgirl36]

found this site....kinda cool....haven't really looked at it much, thought I would share it with you peoples HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER (http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page1011.asp)