A little fact garnered from the dinner table discussion last night.....
I always assumed the term Queen Mother referred to the mother of the Queen. In fact, the Queen Mother is a Queen Dowager (widow of a king who reigned in his own right) who is also mother of a reigning sovereign.
Won't be seeing another one of those in the foreseeable then....
In a similar vein, a historical question for you: What do the Queen, Queen Mary, Lady Jane Grey and Empress Matilda have in common?
I always assumed the term Queen Mother referred to the mother of the Queen. In fact, the Queen Mother is a Queen Dowager (widow of a king who reigned in his own right) who is also mother of a reigning sovereign.
Won't be seeing another one of those in the foreseeable then....
In a similar vein, a historical question for you: What do the Queen, Queen Mary, Lady Jane Grey and Empress Matilda have in common?
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