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The Queen Mother

The Queen Mother photographed wearing the Order of the Garter and the Family Orders of King George VI and The Queen
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The Queen Mother was created a Lady of the Garter in 1936, when she became Queen. At the time of the coronation she became, as a Queen of Scottish birth, the first Lady of the Thistle ever created. The Queen Mother also received a number of orders, decorations and medals, both in this country and from overseas.

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