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Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
- Date of birth:
- August 4th, 1900 (Hitchin, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- March 30th, 2002 (Royal Lodge/Windsor, Berkshire, United Kingdom)
- Buried on:
- St. George's Chapel Windsor
- Nationality:
- British (1801-present, Kingdom)
Biography
Born as Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon. Wife of George VI. She was the last Empress of India.
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Knight/Dame to the Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ/DStJ)
- Awarded on:
- March 8th, 1923
Order of St. Sava 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1923
- Awarded on:
- 1923
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1926
- Awarded on:
- 1927
Imperial Order of the Crown of India
- Awarded on:
- 1931
- Awarded on:
- 1935
- Awarded on:
- 1936
Royal Lady
- Awarded on:
- 1936
- Awarded on:
- 1937
Grand Master and Principal Dame
- Awarded on:
- 1937
Extra Lady
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Awarded on:
- 1937
- Awarded on:
- 1937
Hōkan-shō - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1937
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Awarded on:
- 1937
Ordinul Corona Romaneii Grand Cross
- Awarded on:
- 1938
Krigskorset
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Ojaswi Rajanyako Manapadvi
- Awarded on:
- 1948
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder Grootkruis (NL.1)
- Awarded on:
- 1950
Basilikon oikogen-eiakon tagma ton aigon Sophias kai Olgas - 1st Class
- Awarded on:
- 1950
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
- Awarded on:
- 1951
With five bars
- Awarded on:
- 1952
- Awarded on:
- 1953
Wisam al-Istiqlal - Grand Cordon
- Awarded on:
- 1961
- Awarded on:
- 1966
- Awarded on:
- 1977
Order of New Zealand
- Awarded on:
- 1990
- Awarded on:
- 2000
Honorary
- Awarded on:
- 2002
Sources
- Photo 1: Richard Stone (Public Domain)
- - "People Make News - High Honour". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. 27 July 1968. p. 5
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32805/page/1991
- The Canadian Forces’ Decoration
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother | The Royal Family
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