May of Teck

‘an erect and royal figure in her silver gown crossed with the blue ribbon of the Garter. I saw her as the very symbol of the solidity of the British Monarchy in which she so passionately believed.’ Countess of Airlie, May 12 1937.

Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, 1891. (Future Queen Mary, Consort of George V)

Queen Mary and King George V in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, 1911

Queen Mary visits the British Hospital for Mothers and Babies in Wood Street, Woolwich, 1917

Queen Mary in court dress, photographed by Hay Wrightson, 1931

Queen Mary when Duchess of York, 1895. She’s wearing the Kensington bow brooch. Photo found in Royal Collection Trust.

- Excerpt from Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor, photo of the Teck family, minus Mary’s father. 

Queen Mary in the early 1940’s

The Duke and Duchess of York (King George V and Queen Mary) with Prince Edward (the Prince of Wales; King Edward VIII; Duke of Windsor), 1899

The Duchess of York (Queen Mary) and Prince David (King Edward VII, the Duke of Windsor), 1895

The Duke of Kent and Queen Mary, Harewood House, 1934

King George V and Queen Mary visit the war graves at Terlincthun cemetery in France on 13 May 1922. The King and Queen travelled to France and Belgium in May 1922 during what was known as the ‘King’s Pilgrimage’, visiting the cemeteries and memorials for those who were killed during the First World War. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019.

Queen Mary Fringe Tiara