When did the british Queen Mother died?

March 30, 2002Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother / Date of death

On 30 March 2002, at 15:15 (GMT), Elizabeth died in her sleep at the Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, with her surviving daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, at her bedside. She had been suffering from a cold for the previous four months.

How was the Queen mothers death announced?

On the day of her death, Buckingham Palace announced the sad news: “The Queen, with the greatest sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately: her beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth, died peacefully in her sleep this afternoon at Royal Lodge, Windsor.

When did the Queen Mother died and what was the cause of death?

On March 30, 2002, the Queen Mother died in her sleep at the Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, with Queen Elizabeth II at her bedside. She had been suffering from a cold for the previous four months. Her younger daughter, Princess Margaret, had passed away seven weeks earlier.

Why was Princess Margaret cremated?

PRINCESS Margaret wanted to be cremated because she found the alternative Royal burial ground “gloomy”, a life-long friend said last night. Lady Glenconner said the late Princess had not wanted to end up at Frogmore in Windsor Great Park, where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are buried.

Was Margaret buried or cremated?

On the 50th anniversary of the burial in St. George’s Chapel of her father, King George VI, the Queen’s younger sister, who died aged 71, was given her funeral service in the same surroundings, before her body was driven the eight miles to Slough Crematorium for a municipal cremation.

Who rode in car with queen at funeral?

However, while travelling to the event by car, Her Majesty was not alone. Thankfully, the Queen was able to have her lady-in-waiting Lady Susan Hussey accompany her, as she is part of a slimmed down body of staff (nicknamed HMS Bubble) who have been attending to Her Majesty throughout the pandemic.

Will Prince Philip be buried or cremated?

After his funeral on Saturday, the Duke of Edinburgh was privately interred in the Royal Vault of St George’s Chapel – but this will not be his final resting place.