#The queen mother

[witchy-v1xen]

There's not a day when I won't feel sorry for her. He never deserved her or any of his children. Ironically, he killed Aemma for a son only to eventually gain not just one but three and neglect them. He traumatized a teenage girl for the rest of her life, using her and leaving her in the dust like she wasn't shit.  

[catherinecamb]

tiaras worn by the catherine + then and now

[the-jewel-catalogue]

The Duchess of Teck’s Collet Necklace.

It is likely that this necklace (or the greater part of the stones now in it) came to Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, from her aunt, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester.

A year later, on the Duchess of Gloucester’s death, the Princess also received from her aunt her ‘single row of diamonds’, in addition to other jewellery. A later inventory of Princess Mary Adelaide’s jewellery records the legacy from the Duchess of Gloucester as ‘A Diamond Necklace of 49 Diamonds, and clasp of small Diamonds’, which is probably to be identified with this necklace.

The necklace was bequeathed by Queen Mary to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, and was inherited by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.

[theimperialcourt]

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother with Prince Charles and Princess Anne by Cecil Beaton, Coronation Day, 1953

[thecrownnetflixuk]

Reminder that Erin Doherty deserves her own series as Princess Anne of Sassingham Palace.

The Crown 3x09: Imbroglio

[for-valour]

I adore finding original true colour footage of our lovely King George VI ❤️

There is so little available that I am always surprised to see his tanned skin (from spending so much time outdoors!) and the brightness of his ribbon medals.

Check out the way he just eyeballs the camera for a split second. You better look sharp and behave! Bertie’s always watching you…

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) at Malvern College, Worcestershire, in 1944. Source: The Imperial War Museum

gifs made by: @for-valour

[lysteriaposts]

every woman is an image of The Mother.

[anne0301]

Look at them they are so in LOVE 💘

[ilovethemonarchy]

Prince Albert & Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (the future King George VI & Queen Elizabeth) got engaged on this day in 1923.

“My dear Darling, I am just writing you a very little letter, I shall be thinking about you when you get this, & hoping that everything will go off wonderfully well. I am quite sure it will. Also, I might add that I do [underlined several times] love you Bertie, & feel certain that I shall more & more . I shall miss you terribly. You are such an Angel to me.” - Queen Elizabeth

“This is my first letter to you since you made me such a very happy person that Sunday at St Paul’s Walden & you don’t know what a wonderful difference it has made to me darling, in all ways. I think I must have always loved you darling but could never make you realise it without telling you actually that I did & thank God I told you at the right moment.” - King George VI

[duchess-of-lara]

The Crowns of the British Consorts since Queen Victoria.

The Royal Family has informed that Queen Mary’s Crown will be used by Queen Camilla at the Coronation on Saturday, 6th May 2023.

This is the first time a Queen Consort’s Crown has been re-used since the 18th century (when Queen Caroline, consort of George II, wore Mary of Modena’s crown), in the interests of sustainability and efficiency.

Some minor changes and additions will be undertaken by the Crown Jeweller, in keeping with the longstanding tradition that the insertion of jewels is unique to the occasion, and reflects the Consort’s individual style.

The Crown will be reset with the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds. In addition, four of the Crown’s eight detachable arches will be removed to create a different impression to when the Crown was worn by Queen Mary at the 1911 Coronation.

[witchy-v1xen]

This is why I love the greens on reddit...

(Even though , I post content dealing with all sorts of characters from the HOTD/GOT fandom. This is exactly why I'm an Alicent Hightower apologist.)

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (The Queen Mother) and her brother Sir David, 1909.

[eohoppeofficial]

Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1914. Age 14. Later to become Duchess of York, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Grandmother of King Charles III.

©E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection.

[the-jewel-catalogue]

Horseshoe Brooch

Princess Charlotte wore this horseshoe brooch to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

It was gifted to the princess by Queen Elizabeth, and originally owned by the Queen Mother, who was first pictured wearing the diamond horseshoe in 1929.

[thiziri]

Princess Anne not giving a single f*ck about holding the Queen Mother's hand at Westminster Pier, as they wait for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to return following their tour of the Commonwealth, on 15 May 1954.

[for-valour]

On this day, 86 years ago: 12th May 1937:

The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

‘…Then came Papa looking very beautiful in a crimson robe and the Cap of State.’

‘I thought it all very, very wonderful and I expect the Abbey did, too.’

‘The arches and beams at the top were covered with a sort of haze of wonder as Papa was crowned…’

‘When Mummy was crowned and all the peeresses put on their coronets it looked wonderful…’

‘At the end, the service got rather boring as it was all prayers. Grannie and I were looking to see how many more pages to the end, and we turned one more and then I pointed to the word at the bottom of the page and it said ‘Finis.’ We both smiled at each other and turned back to the service.’

Excerpts taken from 11–year-old Lilibet’s account of her father’s coronation ❤️

Bertie looks so very anxious in some of these clips 🥹

All gifs made by @for-valour

Source: YouTube.