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queen mother

noun

  1. a queen dowager who is mother of a reigning sovereign.


queen mother

noun

  1. the widow of a former king who is also the mother of the reigning sovereign
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Origin of queen mother1

First recorded in 1570–80
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Charles sidestepped a similar controversy when Buckingham Palace announced that his wife, Camilla, wouldn’t wear the crown of Queen Elizabeth, the queen mother, on coronation day.

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Widows of British kings are called “dowager queens,†or, if their children accede to the throne, “queen mother.â€

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But it turned out to be her sister, Princess Margaret, and the queen mother.

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Bassett, who portrays the grieving queen mother in Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther†sequel, has been nominated for a supporting actress Oscar.

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It was last brought out in public for the 2002 funeral of the queen mother, the last person to wear it, and the crown rested on a purple velvet pillow atop her coffin.

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