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Revision as of 11:05, 30 March 2002 by Deb (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Isn't 'Queen Mother' the generic term for the mother of a queen?* If so, I do not think it would right to 'hog' this page for one specific person.
(my Pocket Oxford Dictionary says: "queen mother n. dowager who is mother of the sovereign.")--branko
'Queen mother' is the mother of a Queen, although the 'Queen Mother' (with caps) is a specific person, I think??
'Queen Mother' means the mother of a reigning queen, as opposed to the mother of a queen consort. So there may be another British one in the future, even ignoring other countries.
Neither of these is correct. The Queen Mother is the mother of any reigning monarch, and is only used if she has held the title of Queen herself at one time. The Queen Mother who has just died will go down in history as Queen Elizabeth, consort of King George VI. Deb