| Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | |
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| The Queen Mother | |
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| Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions Empress consort of India 1936–1947 | |
| Reign | 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 |
| Coronation | 12 May 1937 |
| Born | 4 August 1900 London, England |
| Died | 30 March 2002 (aged 101) Windsor, Berkshire |
| Burial | 9 April 2002 St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle |
| Spouse | George VI (m. 1923; d. 1952) |
| Issue | |
| Elizabeth II Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | |
| Full name | Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon |
| Royal House | Windsor (by marriage) |
| Father | Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne |
| Mother | Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck |
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the wife of King George VI and the mother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. She was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the Dominions from her husband's accession in 1936 until his death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter. She was the last Empress consort of India.
Born into a family of British nobility as The Honourable Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, she became Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon when her father inherited the Scottish Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1904. She came to prominence in 1923 when she married Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. The couple and their daughters embodied traditional ideas of family and public service. She undertook a variety of public engagements and became known as the "Smiling Duchess" because of her consistent public expression.