Biography
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from her husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter. She was the last Empress of India.
Awards & recognition
- honorary citizen of Volgograd · 2000
- Albert Medal · 1974
- honorary doctor of the University of Auckland · 1966
- Victoria Medal of Honour · 1961
- Royal Fellow of the Royal Society · 1956
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- honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons · 1950
- Royal Victorian Chain · 1937
- Lady of the Garter · 1936
- Companion of the Order of Canada
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands
- Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Decoration of the Royal Red Cross
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru
- Order of Independence
- Order of New Zealand
- Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
- Order of Saints Olga and Sophia
- Order of St. Sava
- Order of the Crown of India
- Order of the Crown of Romania
- Order of the Precious Crown, 1st Class
- Order of the Thistle
- Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II
- Royal Family Order of George VI
- War Cross
Filmography17 titles
A Web of War
Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
The Coronation
The Story of Diana
Charles R: The Making of a Monarch
Diana, 7 Days
A Queen Is Crowned
The Royal Visit
A Man's Story
Tea With the Dames
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress
American Experience
Murder in Monaco
Listen to Britain
Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
The Valour and the Horror