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Mary Adelaide was the daughter of Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, the youngest surviving son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, she was therefore a first cousin of Queen Victoria. Her mother was Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel, the daughter of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Cassel. She was born in Hanover on 27 November 1833.
Queen Mary felt she should accompany her husband and her first visit to France was in July 1917, where she visited hospitals, aerodromes, nurses' hostels and casualty clearing stations. At home in Britain, they undertook similar visits to wounded and disabled soldiers, sailors and airmen in hospitals and convalescent centres; discharged soldiers and sailors were even invited to entertainments ...
Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel. Signature. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge (Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth; 27 November 1833 – 27 October 1897), later known as the Duchess of Teck, was a member of the British royal family. She was one of the first royals to patronise a wide range of charities and was a first cousin of Queen Victoria.
Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck. (1833-1897), Philanthropist; mother of Queen Mary. Sitter in 44 portraits. Like. List Thumbnail. Sort by. View 20 40 60 results per page. 1 2 3. The Duke and Duchess of Teck receiving officers of the Indian Contingent, 1882.
24 March. Her Majesty Queen Mary, the Queen's grandmother, has died peacefully in her sleep. A simple bulletin posted outside Marlborough House at 2315 GMT announced her death. It said: "While sleeping peacefully, Queen Mary died at twenty minutes past ten o'clock." The BBC interrupted the Light and Third programmes at 1125 GMT to break the ...
British royal family. The funeral of Queen Mary (born Princess Victoria Mary of Teck), widow to King George V, took place on 31 March 1953 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, following her death on 24 March and subsequent lying in state at Westminster Hall. Her death occurred two months short of her 86th birthday and ten weeks before the ...
Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes, known as Mary of Teck, was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India from 1910 until 1936. Born at Kensington Palace, she was the daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge.
