Queen Mum’s the Word

By Kristen Palmer, Communications Intern

Talk about a consistent public expression. That’s what earned Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother her nickname – the “Smiling Duchess”

Also known as Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, she was the queen consort (wife of a reigning king) of King George VI from 1936 until he died in 1952. How is she connected to the royal family we know and love? Well, the Queen Mother was the mother of – you guessed it – Her Majesty The Queen. That means she was Prince Charles’ grandmother and Prince William’s great-grandmother.

Ten Things You Didn’t Know About The Queen

By Kristen Palmer, Communications Intern

I’m obsessed with Kate Middleton. Obsessed.

I’m also obsessed with her husband, his brother, their dad, their deceased mom, and their cousins (Princesses) Beatrice and Eugenie. I’d even hang out with their butler. I’m pretty much obsessed with anything Buckingham (which, by the way, is pronounced Buhk-ing-uhm, not Buhk-ing-ham, for you royal newbies).

And the woman in charge? Queen Elizabeth II.