04 January 2020

A Royal Life: Mary of Teck, Queen & Mother (1953) | British Pathé

An overview of the life of Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes of Teck; (26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953), Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress consort of India as the wife of King George V, and grandmother of our current Sovereign.

Arms of HM Queen Mary
Her arms were the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom impaled with her family arms – the arms of her grandfather, Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, in the 1st and 4th quarters, and the arms of her father, Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. The shield is surmounted by the imperial crown, and supported by the crowned lion of England and "a stag Proper" as in the arms of Württemberg.

This Pathé segment from 1953, shows the Queen Mother, Mary of Teck, throughout the years. Starting with stills of her at age 19, it progresses to show her surrounded by the entire Royal Family inclusive of Queen Elizabeth II.



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