2002

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

In 1923 Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (descended from the Royal House of Scotland) married Prince Albert, Duke of York, the man who would become George VI when his elder brother Edward VIII abdicated. Chancellor of the University of London. Died at Royal Lodge, Windsor.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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Hanwell Clock Tower

This clock was erected by the citizens of Ealing to commemorate the coronatio...

Queen Elizabeth Gate

Wynne was the artist for the central, cartoony, lion and unicorn screen. Lun...

Queen Mother - Grocers' Hall

Artnet shows that a copy of this bust, by Nemon, was for sale by auction at s...

Queen Mother Rose Walk

This Rose Walk has been given by friends of the National Gardens Scheme to ma...

Queen Mother statue

She died aged 101 but here she is shown aged 51, the age she was widowed, wea...

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Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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Belgian Volunteers - WW2

Here many Belgians volunteered during World War II to fight with their allies...

Bomber Harris

Unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the firs...

Brady Settlement - opening

This building was opened by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York, June 24 1...

Canadian Memorial

Unveiled by the Queen. The Canadian Memorial Foundation website has a colourf...

Captain John Smith

{On the front of the plinth:} Captain John Smith, citizen and cordwainer, 15...

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Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy

Granddaughter of King George V and daughter of George, Duke of Kent. Born Alexandra Helen Elizabeth Olga Christabel at 3 Belgrave Square. Seems to specialise in infrastructure plaques - she must ha...

Person, Royalty

3 memorials

George, Duke of Kent

Son of George V. Born York Cottage, Sandringham. Honorary member of Lincoln's Inn. 1934 created Duke of Kent and married Marina. Rumoured to have had affairs with Jessie Matthews and Noel Coward. D...

Person, Royalty, Tragedy

War dead, WW2

3 memorials

dissolution of the monasteries

In 1534, for reasons not only to do with his marital situation, Henry VIII broke with Rome, the Pope and the Catholic Church. At the time the Catholic monasteries (and abbeys, priories, convents an...

Event, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion, Royalty

3 memorials

King Leopold I of the Belgians

Born in Coburg into the family ruling the German duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (now in Bavaria). Joined the Imperial Russian Army and fought Napoleon. On his defeat Leopold moved to London and marr...

Person, Royalty, Belgium, Germany

1 memorial

King Canute / Cnut

King of Denmark, England and Norway. Also known as Cnut Sweynsson or Cnut the Great. His supposed attempt to turn back the waves, was not arrogance on his part, but to show his fawning courtiers th...

Person, Armed Forces, Royalty, Denmark

1 memorial