Wife of George V, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Born Princess Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck at Kensington Palace. Nicknamed May, the month of her birth. Her engagement to two brothers, each at the time heir to the throne, bears comparison to Catherine of Aragon’s story. Her first royal fiancé, Prince Albert Victor, died. Her marriage in 1893 changed her from Princess Mary of Teck to the Duchess of York and eventually to Queen. Died at her home, Marlborough House, London.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Mary (consort)
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Australia House - laying of foundation stone
This stone was laid by His Majesty King George V on the twenty-fourth day of ...
Chartered Insurance Institute
This building was opened by His Majesty King George V accompanied by Her Maje...
King and Queen visit May Fair Hotel
On March 22nd 1927 their Majesties the King and Queen visited the May Fair Ho...
Moorfields Eye Hospital - opened
The Duke and Duchess of York went on to become King George V and Queen Mary.
Queen Mary
Queen Mary died in 1953 at her home, Marlborough House, which is the building...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Queen Mary (consort)
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Church House - foundation stone
This foundation stone was placed here by Her Majesty Queen Mary, twentysixth ...
Isleden House - 1
The trustees of the London Parochial Charities This building was opened by He...
Kentish Town garden of remembrance
This garden of remembrance was opened on the 10th April 1948 by Her Majesty Q...
Lloyd's of London 1928 building foundation stone
This is the foundation stone of the 1928 Lloyd's building.
Mercantile Marine Memorial - WW1
George V should have been on duty to unveil this but he was seriously ill so ...
Other Subjects
Silver Jubilee of King George V
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of King George V.
5 memorials
Jenny Bianco
Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Southwark from at least 2009. Former secondary school teacher who served 16 years on Westminster City Council. She was Lord Mayor of the City of Westminster in ...
1 memorial
Tsar Nicholas II and family
The Russian Imperial Romanov family were murdered in Ekaterinburg on the 4th July 1918. Tsar Nicholas of Russia (1868 - 1918) ruled from 1 November 1894 - 15 March 1917. WW1 led to the February Re...
1 memorial
Eltham Palace
First mentioned in the Domesday Book, but the origins of this Palace are probably much earlier. It was given to Edward II in 1305, and was a royal residence until the 16th century. In 1933 the leas...
1 memorial
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Born at the villa 'Mon Repos', the summer retreat of the Greek royal family, on the island of Corfu. Married Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and was her dutiful consort from 1952 until his death. 2017:...
31 memorials
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Dr. Frederick Montague Miller
Twice Mayor of Hackney. Our colleague, Andrew Behan, has researched Miller and found this photo: Frederick Montague Miller was born in 1848 in Hackney, the son of Claudius Montague Miller and Eliz...
1 memorial
Inigo Jones
Architect and stage designer. Born near Smithfield. Never married. He studied architecture in Italy and brought the new Palladian designs to Britain. Became Surveyor of the King's Works, the king's...
4 memorials
St Mary Magdalene Richmond - war memorial
TW9, Church Walk
This free-standing monument is to the north of the church. From War Memorials Online: "A tall Gothic structure of Barnack ragstone, with ...
2 subjects commemorated
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Born in Edinburgh where he trained as a doctor. Extremely successful writer of the Sherlock Holmes stories. A sportsman: a boxer, a cricketer who once dismissed W. G. Grace. The first Englishman to...
7 memorials
Noble House Pub Company
We found some information in The Morning Advertiser - a 2004 article: "Noble House becomes Pioneer Pub Company".
1 memorial
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