queen mother

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"I just want to do something for the queen mother and the royal family," added the vendor, dressed head-to-toe in black while fielding calls from suppliers in Thailand and China.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Charles sidestepped a similar controversy when Buckingham Palace announced that his wife, Camilla, wouldn’t wear the crown of Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother, on coronation day.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

There was also the position of the kentake, or queen mother.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

It was last brought out in public for the 2002 funeral of the queen mother, the last person to wear it, and the crown rested on a purple velvet pillow atop her coffin.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

"The king and the queen mother are coming here," Marmeluc goes on.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz