The Duchess of York with her children, from a photograph by Miss Alice Mills. Mary of Teck (26 May 1867 - 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 29 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, her parents were Francis, Duke of Teck, a German nobleman, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. She became engaged to Albert Victor's only surviving brother, George, who subsequently became king. Before her husband's accession, she was successively Duchess of York, Duchess of Co
The Duchess of York with her children, from a photograph by Miss Alice Mills. Mary of Teck (26 May 1867 - 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 29 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, her parents were Francis, Duke of Teck, a German nobleman, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. She became engaged to Albert Victor's only surviving brother, George, who subsequently became king. Before her husband's accession, she was successively Duchess of York, Duchess of Cornwall, and Princess of Wales. As queen consort from 1910, she supported her husband through the First World War, his ill health, and major political changes arising from the aftermath of the war.
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