Her Majesty the Queen Mother, who is celebrating her seventyfirst birthday to-day. She married in 1893 the late King George V, when the latter was Duke of York. As the Duchess of York, she toured New Zealand, and, as in the Homeland, she won the love of everybody. Queen of England during the most trying years of the Empire’s history, she was a model consort of a great King. Her widowhood, in 1936, made her the recipient of wonderful manifestations of the nation’s love and respect.
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Northern Advocate, 26 May 1938, Page 6
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86Her Majesty the Queen Mother, who is celebrating her seventyfirst birthday to-day. She married in 1893 the late King George V, when the latter was Duke of York. As the Duchess of York, she toured New Zealand, and, as in the Homeland, she won the love of everybody. Queen of England during the most trying years of the Empire’s history, she was a model consort of a great King. Her widowhood, in 1936, made her the recipient of wonderful manifestations of the nation’s love and respect. Northern Advocate, 26 May 1938, Page 6
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