Biography
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was also the last Empress of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved on 15 August 1947. After her husband died, she was officially known as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to avoid confusion with her daughter Queen Elizabeth II.
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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
Filmography18 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
FDR
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