Duke of York (the future King George VI), wed the Hon Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923 (after asking her three times to be his wife), the ceremony was more low key than those of previous future ...

Lord Charles O’Hagan – godson and page of honour of Queen Elizabeth II, once a husband to a Georgian princess, and a ...

She is often credited for holding up the monarchy through various crises, including the abdication of King Edward VIII and ...

The future King George VI proposed to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon with a 12-carat Kashmir sapphire with diamond accents during a 1923 visit to Sandringham. While she wore the engagement ring well into the ...

In the West, the practice of exchanging rings to mark a betrothal dates back to ancient Rome, when noble families would trade iron bands—known as annuli pronubi—to signify that a marriage ...

According to Adrian Tinniswood's 2018 book 'Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the Royal Household', the Queen Mother ...

According to Adrian Tinniswood's 2018 book 'Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the Royal Household', the Queen Mother who was born Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon — enjoyed "steady ...

Creating big-day jewelry from the rare Welsh gold has been a royal family tradition since 1923. Now, you could follow suit.

and the widow of King George VI. She was born the Honourable Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon on 4 August 1900 (fourth daughter of Lord Glamis, later 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and ...

King George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II ... Even when he grew up and got married to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, he would always keep his teddy bear around him. His attachment to the teddy bear would ...

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