How to Use the Queen Mother in a Sentence

the Queen Mother

noun
  • It was also worn by the Queen Mother in the years before her husband took the throne.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 5 Mar. 2023
  • It was last seen in public at the Queen Mother’s funeral in 2002.
    Gillian Brockell, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • The floral headpiece, not seen in nearly nine decades, was part of the Queen Mother's collection.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Camilla's ring will also be made of rubies and has been worn by many of the queen consorts before her, including the Queen Mother.
    Elise Brisco, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • Fairweather was unsure of such dress code etiquette and ran into the Queen Mother in a drawing room and asked for advice.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Kate has worn it exclusively since 2011, though it was previously donned by Princess Anne and the Queen Mother.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Camilla has decided not to include the contested jewel in her coronation crown, which was set in the Queen Mother's state crown in 1937.
    Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Technically owned by the guards themselves, the gold design is loaned out to royal women associated with the regiment, and has been worn by both the Queen Mother and Princess Anne in the past.
    Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 June 2023
  • The headpiece reportedly dates back to the 1920s, having originally been part of the Queen Mother's collection.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
  • Eventually becoming part of the crown jewels, it was set in a crown last worn by Charles’s grandmother, the Queen Mother, during her coronation.
    Leila Sackur, NBC News, 6 May 2023
  • And it was revealed in a posthumous biography by the historian William Shawcross that the Queen Mother had been treated for two different types of cancer.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Supposedly, the Queen Mother dressed the sisters in matching outfits often to avoid sibling rivalry.
    Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Green then quizzed Harry about an article on him and his brother going rock climbing instead of attending the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday celebration.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 6 June 2023

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