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Video: Why the Queen Mother was not happy about her daughter Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The current Queen of Great Britain ascended the throne after the sudden death of her father George VI. Outwardly, all decency was observed, the coronation was carried out, but no one even guessed what passions were boiling outside the walls of Buckingham Palace outside the public eye. As it turned out thanks to the royal biographer Christopher Warwick, the Queen Mother was not too happy to see her daughter on the throne.
Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain
She was first called the Smiling Duchess, and then the Smiling Queen. Wherever Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon appeared, she invariably smiled radiantly. She outlived her husband and youngest daughter and created the image of a kind of "grandmother of the nation." It seemed that she was actually kind and friendly, but her appearance did not always correspond to the character of the queen mother.
It is known that Albert, the Duke of York, had to ask for the hand of his chosen one three times, his mother even got involved in the case, believing that Elizabeth was very suitable as Bertie's wife, as the prince was called in the family. But Elizabeth twice refused the prince and there were rumors that she was initially in love with her older brother Albert Edward, who did not pay any attention to the smiling, affable Elizabeth.
It should be noted: by agreeing to the third marriage proposal, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon became a really good wife to Alberta. No one could have doubted her love and devotion to her husband. She perceived all the problems of her husband as her own, even found him a speech therapist who helped the prince to almost completely get rid of stuttering, and she herself was constantly next to her husband, supporting, helping, encouraging.
If not for the love of Albert Edward's older brother for Wallis Simpson, the Duke of York would never have ascended the throne. But Edward chose love over the crown and on May 12, 1937, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York became known as Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain.
With Wallis Simpson, the Smiling Queen feuded for many years. She allowed herself disparaging remarks about the American woman, and even Eduard was invariably cold. Later, Elizabeth will blame Edward and his wife for the early death of her beloved husband. Edward and Wallis, however, responded to Elizabeth with complete reciprocity and did not miss the opportunity to ridicule her appearance.
Queen mother
During the 15 years of the reign of George VI, his wife enjoyed her high position. But in the blink of an eye, she was deprived of everything. She even ceased to be called "Queen Elizabeth", as she bore the same name with her daughter, and now she had to bear the title of queen. And the king's widow was henceforth called the queen-mother. By the way, she herself managed to create a reputation for herself as a true mother, and later - the grandmother of the nation.
In the Smithsonian Channel's The Private Lives of the Windsor documentary, the expert tried to explain Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's feelings with jealousy. The Queen Mother, in her prime, had to become a simple observer and was desperately jealous of her daughter that she received all the royal privileges. Indeed, at one time, the wife of George VI was able to become a very popular figure, gaining her authority during the Second World War.
After the death of her husband, the queen mother left for Scotland, where she indulged in melancholy and sadness. It seems that she was ready to spend the rest of her life in seclusion, but Winston Churchill, who visited Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, convinced her to return to her duties as Queen Mother.
She smiled again and now diligently created the image of the mother of the nation. I must say that the people loved her. True, in the 1990s, her reputation was in serious danger. At that time, it became known about the spending that the Queen Mother allows herself. At that time, information appeared in the press that Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon surrounded herself with luxury and considered herself almost the most purebred representative of the royal family.
Around the same time, it became known that she, who had actively lobbied at one time for the candidacy of Diana Spencer for the role of the wife of Prince Charles, provided her grandson with her Scottish castle, where he met with Camilla Parker Bowles.
Be that as it may, but Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon skillfully coped with her emotions and feelings, and in public she was invariably restrained, smiling and affable. Even if she felt a certain jealousy of her daughter, she skillfully hid it. She cared about the prestige of the monarchy and worried about those she loved. Therefore, Britain sincerely grieved the day the Queen Mother died.
For a year and a half, a film crew lived side by side with Queen Elizabeth and her family, which shot frame by frame everything that happened in the palace and beyond. In 1969, the film was released and was a truly incredible success, but three years later, by order of Her Majesty, the film Royal Family ended up on the shelf, where it is still located.
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