On March 30, 2002, the much-loved Queen Mother died peacefully in her sleep with her daughter Queen Elizabeth by her side
When her husband was crowned King George VI on December 12 1936, after the abdication crisis of King Edward VIII, she became the first British-born Queen Consort since Tudor times — a pillar of strength to him and also to the nation. Known for fun-loving attitude and sense of duty , she was a source of comfort to the nation through difficult times.
At her funeral on April 9, 2002, over a million people stood for hours in the freezing cold to pay their respects to the Queen Mother who was patron or president of over 350 organizations and a pillar of strength not only to her own family but also to the nation.
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