The Queen Mother

Wife, monarch, and much-loved public figure - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was one of the most respected members of the British Royal family. This moving profile pays tribute to a royal icon, revealing the inside story of the most dramatic periods in the Queen Mother's life. Find out how she and King George VI took the throne after the abdication of Edward VIII. And learn how, just a few years later, they steered the country through the darkness of World War II.