Queen Mary, consort of George V (1867-1953)

[CyrilVladisla]

Queen Mary was very close to her mother and helped with secretarial duties, as well as assisting in the organization of social events and parties.

 

[SirGyamfi1]

I've read much the same.

There's also the story that she knew exactly what historic pieces had once belonged to the RF and she would make a comment about it if she saw it. I believe zher reasoning was that items that were once owned by the BRF must always be owned by the BRF.

Precisely what I wanted to say. Staff, friends and some family members who were living in grace and favor cottages were taking things for granted and took some items, she simply requested they be given back. Those stories about her being a kleptomaniac were repeated by people who were annoyed by Queen Mary for collecting items that actually belonged to the royal family.

I wish she would've pinched the Fife tiara.

It would have been tacky for her to do that since it was her sister-in-laws wedding gift from her husband.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Did Queen Mary write down a list of the items that were taken or did she recall them without a list?

 

[JR76]

Queen Mary was horrified when she realised after the death of her uncle, the Duke of Cambridge, that no items in his estate had been catalogued or labelled and therefore even if they were beautiful and valuable there was no way to know their provenance. She knew that they were heirlooms, but not from whom. This made her decide to continue in her collecting and documenting Hanoverian heirlooms and artifacts. She became a n avid reader of auction catalogs and bought all the items she could and since people knew about her interest she received many gifts throughout the years.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Elizabeth wrote about her grandmother Queen Mary at King George VI's coronation:
"What struck me as rather odd was that Grannie did not remember much of her own coronation. I should have thought that it would have stayed in her mind forever."
http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1435492

 

[An Ard Ri]

Queen Mary was horrified when she realised after the death of her uncle, the Duke of Cambridge, that no items in his estate had been catalogued or labelled and therefore even if they were beautiful and valuable there was no way to know their provenance. She knew that they were heirlooms, but not from whom. This made her decide to continue in her collecting and documenting Hanoverian heirlooms and artifacts. She became a n avid reader of auction catalogs and bought all the items she could and since people knew about her interest she received many gifts throughout the years.

God bless Queen Mary for her acute foresight!

 

[SirGyamfi1]

Did anyone know about her scandalous brother almost giving away the Cambridge emeralds to his married mistress Nellie Kilmorey? Queen Mary was smart enough to make a deal and got those back.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Yes, I do.
The Cambridge Emeralds were given to Prince Francis of Teck, who was a brother of Queen Mary.
http://www.astteria.com/blog/2021/1...of-the-cambridge-emeralds-emerald-jewelry-set

 

[SirGyamfi1]

Yes, I do.
The Cambridge Emeralds were given to Prince Francis of Teck, who was a brother of Queen Mary.
http://www.astteria.com/blog/2021/1...of-the-cambridge-emeralds-emerald-jewelry-set

Yes but Francis gave them to his married mistress whom Queen Mary had to pay off to get the jewels.

 

[An Ard Ri]

And thanks to Queen Mary the jewels remained part of the British royal jewel collection.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

An 1885 Albumen cabinet card of Princess Victoria Mary
Queen Mary - National Portrait Gallery

Queen Mary visited the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies in Woolwich in 1917
Explore the Royal Collection online

 

[An Ard Ri]

An 1885 Albumen cabinet card of Princess Victoria Mary
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw166907/Queen-Mary

Cabinet card's became very fashionable from the 1870's onwards with further advancements in technology.

 

[Dantheman]

I’ve read about queen Mary relationship with grand daughters Elizabeth and Margaret but what was her relationship like with the other grand children

 

[Blog Real]

Queen Mary's 80th birthday (1947):

 

[Curryong]

It really was another world, wasn’t it? A pre TV world (as few British people had a TV set in 1947) in which Londoners of all ages spontaneously gathered in front of BP to wish members of the RF a Happy Birthday. Anther thing I did note from the newsreel was Queen Mary being referred to briefly by the commentator as the Queen Mother.

 

[Somebody]

Queen Mary's 80th birthday (1947):

I assume she was at the balcony with all her grandchildren except for the Harewood-grandchildren who had lost their father only 2 days earlier(!), if so, that would be:

- Princess Elizabeth of York (21)
- Princess Margaret of York (16)
- Prince Edward of Kent (11)
- Princess Alexandra of Kent (10)
- Prince William of Gloucester (5) - one of the two taller young boys at the front
- Prince Michael of Kent (4) - the other taller young boy at the front
- Prince Richard of Gloucester (2) - the youngest and only blond boy at the front who is picked up at the end

Most likely not in attendance:
- The 7th Earl of Harewood (24)
- The Hon Gerald Lascelles (22)

 

[Furienna]

I assume she was at the balcony with all her grandchildren except for the Harewood-grandchildren who had lost their father only 2 days earlier(!), if so, that would be:

- Princess Elizabeth of York (21)
- Princess Margaret of York (16)
- Prince Edward of Kent (11)
- Princess Alexandra of Kent (10)
- Prince William of Gloucester (5) - one of the two taller young boys at the front
- Prince Michael of Kent (4) - the other taller young boy at the front
- Prince Richard of Gloucester (2) - the youngest and only blond boy at the front who is picked up at the end

Most likely not in attendance:
- The 7th Earl of Harewood (24)
- The Hon Gerald Lascelles (22)

But I don't think that Elizabeth and Margaret were "of York" since their father was the king.

 

[An Ard Ri]

It really was another world, wasn’t it? A pre TV world (as few British people had a TV set in 1947) in which Londoners of all ages spontaneously gathered in front of BP to wish members of the RF a Happy Birthday. Anther thing I did note from the newsreel was Queen Mary being referred to briefly by the commentator as the Queen Mother.

Its very nostalgic to look back on these old reels of a bygone age before the dawn of dreadful celebs

 

[RoyalHighness 2002]

I assume she was at the balcony with all her grandchildren except for the Harewood-grandchildren who had lost their father only 2 days earlier(!), if so, that would be:

- Princess Elizabeth of York (21)
- Princess Margaret of York (16)
- Prince Edward of Kent (11)
- Princess Alexandra of Kent (10)
- Prince William of Gloucester (5) - one of the two taller young boys at the front
- Prince Michael of Kent (4) - the other taller young boy at the front
- Prince Richard of Gloucester (2) - the youngest and only blond boy at the front who is picked up at the end

Most likely not in attendance:
- The 7th Earl of Harewood (24)
- The Hon Gerald Lascelles (22)

This is slightly unrelated but realizing how close they were in age, does anyone know how close Prince Michael and Prince William were, if at all?

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Mary, Duchess of York with Prince Henry of York in 1900

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/9710955438078084/

 

[An Ard Ri]

May 1st 1939,Queen Mary attends a Gala at the Opera in London and was accompanied by Tge Princess Royal and Princess Helena.
https://royalwatcherblog.com/2024/05/01/queen-mary-at-the-opera-1939/

 

[Prinsara]

A fun article about QM from 1945. GREAT BRITAIN: Mary Regina

She liked the movies. It's nice to see her enjoying herself, given so much of her repressed and formidable style.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

A fun article about QM from 1945. GREAT BRITAIN: Mary Regina

She liked the movies. It's nice to see her enjoying herself, given so much of her repressed and formidable style.

The article mentioned: Queen Mary's "taste in films is catholic".
Please define "taste in films is catholic".

 

[Prinsara]

The article mentioned: Queen Mary's "taste in films is catholic".
Please define "taste in films is catholic".

According to the dictionary, small-c catholic means “diverse” or “including a wide variety of things; all-embracing”; which is how the Church got the name.

 

[An Ard Ri]

A very interesting project by the Royal Collection
A conservation and bindery team are working to treat and conserve 33 albums and over 12,000 photographs that were arranged and captioned by Queen Mary!
Queen Mary's Photo Albums

 

[CyrilVladisla]

This video has an excellent narration about how Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra got along with their similarities and differences.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

In 1910 Victoria Mary, Princess of Wales attended a baptism.

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