Queen mother

Queen mother is the name given to the mother of a king or queen. The Queen Mother usually has the right to be addressed as majesty .

Examples

• Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ( Queen Mum ), mother of Queen Elizabeth II.
• Maria von Teck , as the mother of King Edward VIII and King George VI.
• Victoire von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld , as mother of Queen Victoria
• Ayşe Hafsa Sultan , as the mother of Sultan Suleyman I.
• Alexandra of Denmark , as the mother of King George V.
• Caterina de 'Medici , as mother of the kings Franz II. , Karl IX. and Heinrich III.
• Emma von Waldeck and Pyrmont , as the mother of Queen Wilhelmina