She lived to see 6 monarchs on the throne: Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. That's impressive .

@advaitekbote2198

3 жыл бұрын

When she died ??

@official_9101

3 жыл бұрын

it is impressive

@TheLuana06

3 жыл бұрын

@Luke Szweziuk Brilliant indeed and utterly fascinating in my opinion.

@007ndc

3 жыл бұрын

And was quite a regal and formidable person herself

@lyndacrosfill6340

3 жыл бұрын

She died before Queen Elizabeth's Coronation but she was history wrapped up in one person wonder what she'd think about the duke and duchess of sussex

Queen Elizabeth II owes much to her paternal grandmother, Queen Mary. Both embraced their royal duties. Both were introverts at heart. Both raised large families in the public eye.

@joana0ppongmensuo615

Жыл бұрын

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This ignored the fact that May was engaged to George's elder brother Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence in 1891. He died of influenza in January 1892, a few weeks before their wedding and she married George a year and a half later. It's too important a detail of May's early life to bypass.

@zyxw2024

4 жыл бұрын

She was just owned property to impregnate.

@mkofftiger

3 жыл бұрын

H.R.H. Albert Victor became the Duke of Clarence & Avondale...according to Queen Mary's biographer, to his everlasting humiliation: double given names and double dukedom.

@chrisrinelambert9418

3 жыл бұрын

Yes your right and it is an important point and l believe that Mary tried very hard to be an English lady l think that George could be rather dull at times rather wrapped up with his stamp collection that was priceless.

@aquincum9482

3 жыл бұрын

It is also rumoured that they had a threesome. They invented the doubledecker.

@heather1985october

3 жыл бұрын

@@zyxw2024 Hey JB you should have some respect for royalty. Queen Mary was a thousand times better than you.

She stood out with her statuesque and great posture. It was funny seeing young Elizabeth copying her grandmother's wave so now we know where the style came from.

@mykoniichistorychannel

Жыл бұрын

And her looks.

What a beautiful English the narrator speaks ...so posh and classy

@dennman6

3 жыл бұрын

The narrator sounds like distinguished actor Felix Aylmer.

@iwasglad122

3 жыл бұрын

@@dennman6 It is indeed Felix Aylmer!

@dennman6

3 жыл бұрын

@@iwasglad122 I became more sure of that the longer I listened. He had a great comic turn as the Archbishop of Canterbury in Olivier's 1944 version of Henry V. He was also excellent and dry as the judge in 1964's The Chalk Garden with Dame Edith Evans, Deborah Kerr, Sir John Mills, and Hayley Mills.

@dinaworkman306

2 жыл бұрын

They all did then , now Alison and Co can't string two sentences together

@elizabethbower2168

2 жыл бұрын

We all spoke like that in the 1950s

The father of my best friend growing up in Pennsylvania was among those American soldiers stationed in London after D-Day. They would later also be deployed to France. One day he went into a London bookstore and buried his nose in a book and completely oblivious to anything going on about him. It was the British custom that when a member of the Royal family entered a business, the commoners were to leave so that the store employees could devote their attention to the Royal. He was so absorbed in his book that he was completely unaware of anything about him. Suddenly he put the book back on the shelf and turned around to leave only to find himself looking in the face of Queen Mary, then the Queen Mother, and she in turn looking him straight in the eyes. He merely said, “Good morning.” Queen Mary smiled and replied, “Good morning.” He then promptly left. He relished that he had seen the person known originally as Maria von Teck.

@46FreddieMercury91

Жыл бұрын

Being American, he wouldn't have needed to worry about having to leave anyway, as he wasn't a royal subject

@user-lo2eb8vr8e

Жыл бұрын

. Потом

@astrology2290

Жыл бұрын

@@46FreddieMercury91 Being an American on foreign soil he was more than required!

@larry.bailye5510

Жыл бұрын

@@astrology2290 tired of all this

@chocolatesouljah

Жыл бұрын

Lovely family history.

She will never be forgotten! She was rather larger than life, the very example of Matriarch. She was a beauty with her own style as a young lady and an empress with power as she aged. The Family would not be what they are today without the respect she brought the Family!

@GodisMyNo1

11 ай бұрын

Why are there no comments at all about her husband King George V who was the first modern monarch, a great king who saved the monarchy and paved the way for his son George VI and Queen Elizabeth? He is so underrated

4:34 wow that is the best royal wave I’ve ever seen haha she’s amazing

@itsaforannette8987

Жыл бұрын

😂 it looks like she burnt her hand

@jankokowalski3022

Жыл бұрын

Co to oznacza, gdy tak robi ręką?

Three Queens in one movie. Awesome!

@georgealderson4424

5 жыл бұрын

There is a famous film of "The Three Queens" - Queen Mary Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Queen Eluzabeth 11 at the funeral of King George V1 in 1952. His mother (Queen Mary) died the following year.

@pneron2032

3 жыл бұрын

The fourth queen is the narrator.

@bibiandjoshua

3 жыл бұрын

@@pneron2032 😂😂😂

@mykoniichistorychannel

Жыл бұрын

If only Alexandra was around for a couple more years.

@grandmapickles9223

Жыл бұрын

It really is!

I loved how she was asking King George VI to teach Princess Margaret the correct way of waving to the crowd. Although queen, she is still granny first. So refreshing to see. There aren't a lot of videos about Mary.

I wish many of us had family movies like this to see our ancestry🙏❤️🌹

She's almost forgotten nowadays, which is a huge shame! I only discovered her after watching early documentaries about our recently departed Queen as I'd seen her face in a lot them but wondered who she was...what I've learned is that without Mary of Teck, there would have been no where near the amount of public love and support for Queen Elizabeth II - they share so many similar traits (and also looks in my opinion), both put serving the public before their own personal matters and it would appear that Mary is almost single-handedly responsible for the success of the modern Royal Family. She survived 6 Monarchs, 2 World Wars, the death of her fiancé, the death of her husband, the death of 3 of her children also and the shame of her first born abdicating the Throne, all before sadly dying a few weeks before the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, who she'd quite clearly mentored from a young age but lived on in her spirit - a remarkable woman/Queen!

@donsdesignideas6952

Жыл бұрын

Everyone will be forgotten someday.

@Twilight-cl3zc

Жыл бұрын

@@donsdesignideas6952 Sorry...who said that ? Oh I thought I heard somebody say something, my mistake.

@donsdesignideas6952

Жыл бұрын

@@Twilight-cl3zc No one will remember you 50 years after you die dear. Sad but true.

@JujuCapital

Жыл бұрын

@@Twilight-cl3zc 😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉

@seanmaccionnaith3458

Жыл бұрын

She is not forgotten by oldlucifer.

Such a strong resemblance to our Queen now both in looks and sense of duty.

@yourmammu

Жыл бұрын

Queen Liz II isn't a kleptomaniac btw

I have always thought that our Queen is very much like her grandmother 😀

@manuelarita6801

4 жыл бұрын

Very much that! Far more influence from Queen Mary than from Q.E. the Queen Mother.

@nancydemoss8421

4 жыл бұрын

Looks just like her too!

@joannebarratt7872

4 жыл бұрын

Nancy Demoss she does doesn’t she striking resemblance 😍

@JustAThought155

4 жыл бұрын

chrisrine lambert, I agree. I think she has the reserve and pose of her grandmother and the charm of her mother. Good stock!

@manuelarita6801

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustAThought155 l agree a hundred percent

Queen Elizabeth II talked to someone (Queen Mary) who actually talked to Queen Victoria. Kind of awesome when you think of things that way.

@connoroleary591

Жыл бұрын

And she held King Charles when he was a baby!

@sdastidar9

Жыл бұрын

I had this very same thought while watching the documentary!!

@talesle_roi7991

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it goes on. Queen Victoria talked to her uncle William IV, who was already an adult in 1789 and witnessed the French Revolution, and the collapse of the Monarchy in France.

@GodisMyNo1

Жыл бұрын

​@@connoroleary591she talked to King George V too, why is king George so underrated??

George VI is the spitting image of Queen Mary. It’s so noticeable in the photo at the beginning.

@russelltakudzwarusike14

3 жыл бұрын

Guess which is why Elizabeth II looks like her very much

Queen Elizabeth is such a stable and successful monarch greatly due to Queen Mary's guidance and influence.

@johnking5174

4 жыл бұрын

We live in fear for what Charles will be like as monarch, thankfully he will not reign for long as he is currently the oldest ever Prince of Wales

@Irishandtired

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnking5174 How crappy does the UK have to be before you realise that QE2 failed you?

@glammie4

4 жыл бұрын

She'd be spinning in her grave now. LOL

@shlomofishel3457

4 жыл бұрын

Irishandtired elucidate?

@shanny4306

4 жыл бұрын

Irishandtired m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/a52pzaaGZda0Yrg.html

I wish I could travel back in time to have dinner or tea with people from this era, just to see what it was like. A Downton Abbey fantasy, if you will.

Beautiful video about our beloved Queen Mary! Dignity,,strength and duty at its best!

George VI really resembled his mother physically. At 7:29, you see Queen Mary explain to Prince Albert that his daughter, Margaret Rose, is not doing the wave properly

@gijsfromthenetherlands5668

2 жыл бұрын

King George VI you mean I think it was on the occasion of his coronation

Awwww, I’ve always had a soft spot for Queen Mary. I enjoyed that. Thank you.

@baleevet

4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love her because of her sense of style always decked in the biggest diamonds and a lot of it

@slouberiee

2 жыл бұрын

She was a terrible, mostly cold mother though.

She watched the crown get passed down 5 times. From her grandmother in law, father in law, husband, elder son, younger son and to her granddaughter. She also watched 3 of her 6 kids die and the childhood of her Great grandchildren. The stories she can tell man.

The unmistakable voice of actor Felix Aylmer.

@Steviepics

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I thought as much.

@borderlands6606

4 жыл бұрын

Wasn't Aylmer the tremulous voice Kenneth Williams sent up in his pompous old man skits?

@danad7770

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the rolled 'r's are there and have been lost over the years.

Queen Mary loved her children and grandchildren dearly, what an incredible Queen at that era, very sovereign and conscientious of her royal role and performed righteousness!

@slouberiee

2 жыл бұрын

She loved them so dearly that she managed to overlook that at least two of her sons were abused by a nanny... Leading to the oldest loving strict, dominant and undevoted Wallis and the second stammering and having psychosomatic gut issues for the rest of his life.

@hotrodd29

Жыл бұрын

Loved her children dearly? That’s not what her children said

@mykoniichistorychannel

Жыл бұрын

Withholding affection isn't my idea of love.

@crmier3227

Жыл бұрын

@@slouberiee Indeed!

What an interesting, charming little film! Wow, I can't believe how lovely Queen Mary was when young. Queen Elizabeth II looks just like her!

Elizabeth looks very much like her now.

Queen Mary looked absolutely stunning. She was taller than her husband. I'm going crazy for her beautiful curly hair.

@greyeye5345

Жыл бұрын

Yes, love her curly locks!

I've always thought she looked as a queen should look.

@Gypsy839

4 жыл бұрын

Yes even in old age she looked Queenly!

@Benyikoko

4 жыл бұрын

Well said

@coonalisa230

4 жыл бұрын

Is this a shade lol

@claudiariedel5777

4 жыл бұрын

She's ugly each day,and not the sharpest tool in the shed.

@JLFAN2009

4 жыл бұрын

@Kat Jasper She was said to be more attractive in person than in her pictures. Not all people are entirely photogenic.

What a great tribute. She was, a stunner as, a young woman and viewing this I have just recognized how much alike The Princess Royal's daughter Zara is to Queen Mary. My grandmother lived through the reigns of six monarchs, counting Edward VIII, and Queen Mary was always her yardstick for behaviour and service before self, she also believed the females were the strength of the monarchy. The photo that will always, stick in my mind was of the three Queens in mourning attire standing together after George VI died. I was six years old and it was the front page photo of our New Zealand major newspapers. The photo still has the same effect today.

@lesliesmith5797

Жыл бұрын

Zara came to mind as soon as I saw Queen Mary. She was very pretty, as is Zara. 🦋

@ralex3697

Жыл бұрын

Lady Louise resembles her

She was 1/4 Hungarian as her grandmother of her father's side was a Hungarian countess. As a Hungarian I am proud of it! It is the reason why Charles III often goes to Transylvania (which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now it is Romania) to have a few days rest at his property.

Can see Mary’s influence and looks in both Queen Elizabeth but also Princess Anne

I’ve never seen such a strong likeness of a Grandparent and Grandchild as Queen Mary & Queen Elizabeth II. The late Queen Elizabeth is the absolute image her!

I was not aware that Queen Mary had lived long enough to see her granddaughter Elizabeth the 2nd's children Prince Charles and Princess Anne too .

@Edmonton-of2ec

4 жыл бұрын

It's too bad she died only one year into her granddaughters reign.....

@georgealderson4424

4 жыл бұрын

She outlived her husband by 17 years or so

@ehrichan6726

4 жыл бұрын

George Alderson Mary outlived her husband by over 18 years

@randymanmaximus8419

4 жыл бұрын

She outlived 3 of her sons

@BebeesHuman

4 жыл бұрын

Oh sure! When Elizabeth was about 8 years old she and her grandmother mary were being helped into a horse drawn carriage. A servant or some staff member was helping Elizabeth into the carriage, and he said "There you go my lady". She smiled at him and said 'I"m a princess.' And then Queen Mary said to them "Yes, and we hope she will also be a lady someday soon" Every child has stories.

My Father installed a radio in her Rolls Royce sometime in the early 1930s. I remember him telling me about her long ears !

@mscott3918

4 жыл бұрын

Just for information, she would never have a Rolls Royce, she considered them vulgar. She only ever had green Daimlers for herself and when Queen Consort a claret and black one. Her children all had Rolls Royce cars though, except George VI who favoured the Alvis. The first Rolls Royce in the Mews fleet at the Palace was the late 1940s Phantom IV built for The Queen and Prince Philip and transferred to the state fleet in 1952.

@HROM1908

4 жыл бұрын

@@mscott3918 Thank you for that interesting update. He really did install a radio for her, car type and colour notwithstanding.

@mscott3918

3 жыл бұрын

@@HROM1908 I don't doubt it. Queen Mary wasn't the stick in the mud some people think. She really enjoyed laughing and fun, but only in private.

@bonhamcarter4488

3 жыл бұрын

@@mscott3918 yes indeed

Queen Mary was, according to extended family and 'friends' a most unpleasant and acquisitive woman. No great surprise!

Lovely to see the tradition of the monarchs where they hold their children near and dear.

@christinewendt3660

5 жыл бұрын

You’ve got to be kidding. She and her husband George V were dreadful parents. Have you not read any biographies of her or her children by professional historians, not sycophantic newsreel producers? Perhaps they could not have done much better, given their own damaging upbringings, but for god’s sake don’t attempt to glorify the mess they produced.

@MTknitter22

4 жыл бұрын

Christine Wendt Yes - very cold the both of them. Much has been written about it.

@BitterBetty76

3 жыл бұрын

@@MTknitter22 cold and cruel even by that times standards..... Very sad.

@basmalasaad3039

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinewendt3660 any book recommendation?

I've always loved English history; It was a subject I did well in when I was in school. Queen Mary (May of Teck) was engaged to George's elder brother Albert, known as Eddy who died young of influenza. Queen Elizabeth 2nd was very close to her as a child.

Our late Queen is the image of Mary.

@carolatlga1407

Жыл бұрын

Thought the same, seeing this now.

Marry would be so proud of Elizabeth 70 years on throne

Amazing documentary, unique in history.

Queen Mary was absolutely beautiful and classy. I can see King George VI all in her. May they both be at Peace 🙏 she outlived him with only a year

Several shots of Queen Mary's royal Daimler there. You can see that car in the Coventry Motor Museum today, it is still a runner as well.

@georgealderson4424

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Very interesting.

@festivelady826

5 жыл бұрын

@inregionecaecorum -- Wow! Thanks for sharing that - it's remarkable!

@mscott3918

5 жыл бұрын

inregionecaecorum She always had two Daimlers, one large limousine and one slightly smaller for every day. She considered Rolls Royce to be vulgar.

@georgealderson4424

5 жыл бұрын

@@mscott3918 I think Daimler was German as was she so maybe that had something to do witg it too!

@mscott3918

4 жыл бұрын

George Alderson Not really. They were considered to be more reliable and have more class than Rolls Royce.

Absolutely splendid

THIS IS A LADY LOST IN HISTORY. WOULD TRULY LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HER LIKE THE QUEEN MOTHER.

@michaelmontagu3979

2 жыл бұрын

There is much information about her easily available

Thanks for the footage, I loved watching it❤️🇬🇧❤️

I love watching these old videos ❤

My god bless you mom

King George V and Tsar Nicholas II looked so alike they would switch uniforms and nobody would tell them apart.

@annied1997

Жыл бұрын

I thought So too!

@LesPaul2006

Жыл бұрын

@@annied1997 They actually DID switch uniforms in social gatherings to mess with people's heads. There's pictures and everything 🤣

Such an historic life….Queen Mary.

She lived for the same amount of years as my late mother’s paternal grandmother. She would’ve been 100 in 2020, while my mother would’ve been 50 (she died the year before).

Thank you for the great video!

Magnificent Queen Mary, her devotion to the King 👑 and country. ♥🙏

Nice bit of trivia: many of the Queen’s Jewels were acquired by Queen Mary, worn by Queen Mother Elizabeth, and still worn by HM Elizabeth R II. Most notable being the Cullinan Diamond recut into smaller stones, the “smaller” 9 being affectionately called Grandma’s Chips. The largest, the Star of Africa, is the centrepiece of the Royal Sceptre. Queen Mary sewed the jewellery boxes for many Parures herself.

@festivelady826

5 жыл бұрын

@Mark Donald Ryan Stern - Thanks for your comment! I love learning these things, especially about the jewelry!! I love the story about the Koh-i-noor diamond, since its origins can be traced back to at least the 1300's. The Hindu curse is placed on the men who will wear the diamond: “He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity." Amazing! It's now on display in the Tower of London.

@sifridbassoon

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, and she certainly did enjoy all the Romanov jewels she got her hands on after the revolution. There is a sad story about Prince John. It doesn't reflect very well on the king and queen

@ladyagnes9430

4 жыл бұрын

She bought many others at a desperation discount price from the romanovs who got out of Russia or fleeing persecution. After her husband refused Sanctuary to his cousins, his wife got discount deals on a lot of jewelry because of it

@boyhaveyalostyourmindcause2823

4 жыл бұрын

Kandy Kandy talking in all caps lock really makes you look like an idiot. Just so you know.

@marciabryce8451

4 жыл бұрын

All stolen goods.

Thank you for sharing. Very wonderful

Queen Elizabeth II, follows her way, duty before family, you can see the Queen in her too.

Remarkable woman and her granddaughter made her proud.

Such an elegant and grand woman, she was!

I don’t know why but that time and Queen Mary fascinates me. I wish I could find more about her.

I didn't know she smiled! She had a nice smile

@JustAThought155

4 жыл бұрын

windstorm1000, I agree. She just seemed to look so stern. Sad.

@mscott3918

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustAThought155 There were several reasons. It was how monarchy was supposed to look then. There was another more personal reason. Queen Mary liked to be amused but didn't like laughing in public. Her own words were, 'You see, I have such a vulgar laugh.'

@manuelarita6801

4 жыл бұрын

She only start smiling a bit more after become a widow and Queen Mother to George VI.

I would love to hear them talk amazing history ❤

Elizabeth II looks VERY much like her grandmother Mary. In fact she looks more like her grandmother than her actual mother The Queen Mother.

@el-Cu9432

Жыл бұрын

Strange. I think QE2 looks very much like her mom.

@freemindsloveforever

Жыл бұрын

Queen Marys features, but Queen Elizabeth's round face shape combined.

@m.e.d.7997

Жыл бұрын

She does not look like either of them. Smh

@m.e.d.7997

Жыл бұрын

@@el-Cu9432 No way.

I'm going to start waving like that!!

@festivelady826

5 жыл бұрын

@Joan Rucker - So am I, next time I'm riding through the streets in a carriage.

@optimisticwhovian1726

5 жыл бұрын

They wave like that to save wrist injury because if they waved the normal way their joints would soon tire since they have to do so much waving.

@stratepaper8508

5 жыл бұрын

You will have plenty of time to wave in HELL at the devil 😂😂☠💯

@bobjacobson858

4 жыл бұрын

During one of my jobs, there was a woman about whom the others said when she waved, she looked as if she was doing it the way someone riding on a float in a parade would do it.

@phyllispetras2181

4 жыл бұрын

@@festivelady826 LOL!!!

Informative Thanks !

She looked respected and wise both as queen and mother. My greetings from Marrakech, Morocco 🇲🇦.

She was a great grand daughter of George III. Her husband was a great great grandson of George III. All In The Family.

@elizabethbower2168

2 жыл бұрын

Too much inbreeding in royal family no wonder they all look alike

@edwardcricchio6106

2 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethbower2168 they all had that Hanoverian long face with the sad eyes.

@cathybernard8518

Жыл бұрын

All of the Royal family has always been from the same bloodline due to the fact that they had to marry a future Queen who was a virginal aristocrat. Even Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were cousins. The only reason that Prince Charles married Diana Spencer instead of Camilla is because Camilla was a commoner and had previous boyfriends, whereas Diana Spencer was a virginal aristocrat. It’s only the younger generation of Royals like Prince William and Prince Harry that have not followed tradition and have married commoners to get away from the bloodline.

A fascinating woman both Queen and Mother.

The Earl of Athlone, Queen Mary's younger brother is husband of Princess Alice of Albany, and Queen Mary's mother, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge is Queen Victoria's first cousin.

Thanks!!

Judging by the photos and footage of Queen Mary she is a beautiful woman and she has done wonderfully as consort to George V, may she rest peacefully and when I go to England I'll make sure to visit her tomb.

@patricialevy5950

5 жыл бұрын

britainluver431 nnj

It's crazy how she lived through 6 monarchs including Queen Elizabeth II

The history of HER Majesty’ is amazing ❤️❤️

I remember her I must be getting old.

@festivelady826

5 жыл бұрын

@Ann M - I do, too! And I KNOW I'm old, girl!

@MTknitter22

4 жыл бұрын

Ann M. Yes and I guess there were different standards for beauty then. I liked her as a historical character but beauty, well...

@KIA-MIA-POW

4 жыл бұрын

Well remember school being closed the day of her funeral

@bamallama

3 жыл бұрын

It was only 1953. About 13 years before my mom was born. Ur not that old.

Quite a very striking woman.

Nowhere does it mention that Queen Mary spoke English with a strong German accent. The fact that Edward VIII apparently spoke German well would also indicate that she spoke German at home, at least to her eldest son. I heard an anecdote about the Queen that she was visiting the home of the narrator of the story, while at the same time her hostess was playing " Yes we have no bananas " on the gramophone. The Queen must have felt it was a catchy tune because she is said to have left her hostess humming " YES vee heff no bananas " in her German accent. It's little facts like this which for me make members of the royal family seem more human and sympathetic than they are portrayed by their traditional handlers.

@louismart

2 жыл бұрын

What a kind remark: German accent and origin makes her appear more human.

@crustyoldfart

2 жыл бұрын

@@louismart Thanks for the kind comment. I agree with you that it's little touches like this which makes us realize. that they are people with ordinary foibles, and we appreciate them more. There is a parallel story to the one I quoted : apparently Queen Mary used to love being given things spontaneously and had the eccentric habit, when visiting someone's home around the Sandringham Estate, of verbally praising some artefact or other - a vase, picture, clock, a piece of bric a brac .... whatever, nothing necessarily valuable. She would expect the owner to insist that she accept the object as a gift. On the occasion of the ' vee heff no bananas ' story, she had admired something or other in her habitual way, The owner however happened to be fond of the admired article and was slow to offer it as a gift. The result was a prolonged visit until the owner relented and offered the object of the Queen's admiration as expected. For me this in no way shows QM in a bad light, but underlines both that Royalty is at the same time like us, and not like the rest of us.

@markfalcoff1743

2 жыл бұрын

@@crustyoldfart In the recordings I have heard, there is no trace of a German accent. German was in fact a foreign language to her, although one she spoke with competence. I refer you to the official biography by James Pope-Hennessy which goes into this issue in some detail.

@crustyoldfart

2 жыл бұрын

@@markfalcoff1743 I'm somewhat surprised by your claim that German was for her a foreign language. My comment to the contrary is based on anecdotal evidence which may be incorrect, as anecdotes often are. There are however a couple of facts which may cast doubt on the official biography to which you refer. Firstly it is well known that the British Royal family have strong German antecedents. The late Prince Phillip spoke fluent German and good French. As I said in a previous comment Edward VIII, Queen Marry's eldest son was fluent in German which, if he did not hear it at home is rather remarkable. I believe Lord Louis Mountbatten was also fluent in German. You mention that Pope-Hennessy produced an official biography. I am unfamiliar with the work, and am wondering when it was published and why. I confess to having my suspicions raised when it is stated to be an official [ that is authorized ] biography. George V was at great pains to downplay the German origins of his family, no doubt because at the time his kingdom was waging a bitterly fought war against Germany. Hence the decision to change the royal name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor, and the Battenburgs to change theirs to Mountbatten for the same reason. It might be reasonably assumed that an official biography would downplay it if Queen Mary still had a German accent when speaking English. I'm not claiming any special knowledge here, I'm just speculating based on the balance of probability, and a knowledge of the deep prejudices current one hundred years ago.

@michaelmontagu3979

2 жыл бұрын

Queen Mary most definitely did not have a German accent. Why would she? She was born in Kensington Palace, her mother was English and most people around her were English. People I have known who knew her said that she had an English accent. She didn't speak German very well. If you want proof just listen to the recording of her speaking that is available on KZread. No German accent. It's one of the inaccurate stories that have become accepted as true by repetition.

W O W !!! Thanks Pathé

Love. The. Video. Thank you. For. The. Education.

I loved this film! ♥️

My favorite Royal, her Majesty, Queen Mary.

Queen Mary of Teck has an identical looking grand daughter in Elizabeth..SMASHING !

I love watching old history so dope

I love the narrators voice , it’s Felix Alymer

I often wonder how she felt when her son abdicated

@BitterBetty76

3 жыл бұрын

Probably ashamed.

@janstaz

3 жыл бұрын

Well we maybe got a better king. Then we got our Queen. She must have been very upset though

@BitterBetty76

3 жыл бұрын

@@janstaz no doubt! ❤

@papagen00

3 жыл бұрын

she was probably glad and relieved that, by abdicating, her Nazi son would not bring shame and embarrassment to Britain.

@mamavswild

3 жыл бұрын

Probably not jumping for joy; but then again, her husband once said ‘i hope the boy ruins himself and nothing stands between Lilibet and the throne’ ...or something close to that. Elizabeth was George V’s favorite and personal choice for monarch.

Interesting! Clearly a strong role model for the late Queen. We’ve a lot to thank her for.

King George the V is the spitting image of Tsar Nicholas

She was enormous. Made King George V look tiny.

Queen Mary (a second cousin of Queen Victoria) & King George V (grandson of Queen Victoria) literally save the Monarchy by establishing the House of Windsor.

@pedanticradiator1491

Жыл бұрын

Queen Mary was actually Victoria's first cousin once removed, her mother Princess Mary Adelaide Duchess of Teck was the daughter of Victoria's uncle Prince Aldophus Duke of Cambridge

Play at 0.75 speed to have things look a bit more normal and to have the narrator sound slightly stoned.

I keep looking everywhere trying to find pictures or anything about her when she was younger instead of just old age.

@lporquai9048

2 жыл бұрын

There are loads on Pinterest

She was gorgeous in her young age. King Edward Vlll had inherited his mum’s great looks with those high cheek bones and dreamy eyes.

@donna25871

3 жыл бұрын

Paps K George VI was the spitting image of her - it is really pronounced when they are standing together in photos.

@alicejohn7316

3 жыл бұрын

She looks very manly in her wedding photo.

@papsk

3 жыл бұрын

@@alicejohn7316 To be honest I think women in that era did look a bit manly.

@redtapereed-walterreed-wal7000

3 жыл бұрын

Thats a Man open your eyes wth is wrong with you?!

@danre6165

Жыл бұрын

@@redtapereed-walterreed-wal7000 tf

And to think this lady had seen every heir back to Victoria and to see what history she has left behind, now on to Charles, she also met him as a baby .

Great figure! Seriously stacked!

Seeing Queen Mary l see how much her grand daughter Queen Elizabeth ll looked like her.

@britishpathe

Жыл бұрын

Yes very clearly!

That corset makes her bosom look enormous!!

@festivelady826

5 жыл бұрын

@Wendy Brooks - That bosom was enormous without that corset. My grandmother was the same way, and so am I. I never have understood women who BUY them. After 50 or 60 years, one gets tired of carrying them around - lol. HMQE2 inherited them and so did Princess Margaret.

@MTknitter22

4 жыл бұрын

Wendy Brooks True!

@SuperFerdie1965

4 жыл бұрын

She was partial to a bit of topless modelling in her time. The very first Page 3 girl for The Sun.

@patriciafairey542

4 жыл бұрын

It was the fashion at the time.

Amo ver esses vídeos ❤️

4:35 the wave OMG 😄

@sannn9

2 жыл бұрын

@James Hama thank you for asking, I'm having a terrible day, but hopefully tomorrow will be better.

0:35: "... singled out to marry the heir to the throne." Left unsaid, it was a different heir!

Wow - Looks exactly like her great-great grandaughter Lady Louise Windsor!!!

@maryk446

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I thought this, too. So few people have mentioned it. It must be because so few today really remember or know of Queen Mary.

Thoroughly enjoyable!

I really like this Royal Family❤️Generation to generation 👍👍👍

I had a picture of my great great great uncle with Queen Victoria in 30's. Cant find that picture anymore.