A Tribute to Queen Mary, Consort of King George V - by Eddi Haskell

[@reinacoffee8557]

"Behind every great man is a great woman". Wonderful tribute!!

[@kathrynjordan8782]

Queen Elizabeth II looks like her grandmother as a young lady and even now. Queen Mary and King George V must be proud of their granddaughter.

[@lornawalsh8348]

it's incredible how queen Elizabeth the second looks like her grandmother the resemblence is there especially in the eyes and face as the queen ages she looks more and more like her grandmother

[@JereeAnderson3]

Beautiful. Old school strong kind of woman. Stand by your man and encourage him to be a great leader. 🙌🏽♥️✨

[@hangtime9873]

HRH was a selfless, complicated, loyal, interesting, remarkably down-to-earth woman. She willingly married a profoundly limited man thanks to her patriotism and loyalty to the crown and learned to love him. She did the best she could, given the limitations upon her, rearing her children, and set a standard for future family members that the current generation might do well to emulate. James Pope-Hennessey's biography is an excellent account of a life well spent.

[@BurmaBoxer]

HM Queen Mary was as regal as a woman could be. She was a great patriot and served King and Country to the best of her ability. She was noted for her kindness and shy sense of humor - which is largely unknown because people thought so regal and queenly a woman would not have such a sense of fun. Well done, Queen Mary, well and nobly done.

[@harpalk8096]

its amazing how the royal family has changed since then! I understand they need to "move with he times" but in my opinion back then they were much more regal and sophisticated, whereas now they are like celebrities. God save the Queen. :)

[@teej70]

I agree, they were so much more regal and iconic in their posture, costumes, jewelry, portraits and everything. I wish the current royal family maintained this and didn't act like a movie star family, only the queen behaves in that classic regal manner..

[@harpalk8096]

teej70 exactly. only HM keeps up the royality.

[@andru7]

they have to appear as celebrities, otherwise the liberals would advocate for the abolition of the monarchy if they appeared to be too over indulgent and out of touch with todays times.

[@eddihaskell]

I think in the appropriate context Queen Mary was a cut above the rest. In terms of duty to country, she was unmatched. During the general strike of 1926, King George V was urgently called back to London to deal with high matters of state. One of the high members of the household notified Queen Mary that the King asked her to wait at Balmoral I believe) until his return. Her famous answer was "Have the bags packed immediately. I will not be left sitting on some mountain".

[@kanga888]

thankyou very much for uploading this, i think it's wonderful that anybody can sit on the internet and watch the kind of clips that are in this video and at anytime you want.

[@gordywestmids]

There are times when we catch glimpses of Queen Mary in the face of Queen Elizabeth II as she advances in years.

[@markgable101]

gordywestmids The young princess Elizabeth was brought up by Queen Mary to be disciplined, put duty first. work hard. That's why you see the Queen today never stops working even though she's 90 years, she. She's use to.it. ...

[@agorazontas5894]

Yes, she has do nothing of Saxe Coburg and Gotha

[@nancyhobson9710]

I have often thought that

[@christibaldridge2199]

Also, Anne, the Princess Royal bears a very striking resemblance to Princess Mary, the Princess Royal before her. Its uncanny how much they look alike. Also as His Majesty King George VI aged, he looked more and more like his mother, Queen Mary.

[@jimkiley678]

Queen Elizabeth is a dead ringer for her grandmother Queen Mary, especially now as the character of Elizabeth's face has settled in. Both very formidable women.

[@eddihaskell]

@matarikistar Actually, Prince Michael of Kent looks very much like the late Czar. He is related to him on both sides. His father of course, The Duke of Kent was King George V's son, and King George V (Queen Mary's husband) was the Czar's first cousin through Queen Alexandra. Not only that, Prince Michael of Kent's mother, Princess Marina of Greece's mother and father were both the Czar's first cousin being descended from Czar Alexander 2. The resemblance is amazing.

[@ImperialAtlantis]

Fantastic video. I didn't even know there WAS footage from the Dehli Durbar, let alone hope to be lucky enough to see it. Queen Mary is one of my favorite royals, and this is a great tribute to her.

[@eddihaskell]

@ApocalypsePlough I agree with you. It is remarkable how much they look alike, especially now that Her Majesty wears here hair in tight silver curls.

[@mscott3918]

Eddi Haskell In Queen Mary's case it was a wig

[@PinkNarcissus87]

What a woman!! The very embodiment of Royal Dignity!! My back straightens every time I see her!! :p Bravo! Thank for uploading the vid; it was a pleasure to watch! :)

[@manustrella2288]

i'm just finding out i cant believe she lived to see QUEEN ELIZABETH CHILDREN???? so amazing

[@mickjai]

Very good video. Pictures quality and historical content well put together. Thank you so much.

[@RogerinKC]

That was a beautiful tribute... Thank you

[@RobSouthworth]

one of the best and most moving films i ever saw thankyou

[@eddihaskell]

Actually, the royal family and the crown has HELPED the modern rendition of the "empire" in the form of the commonwealth of which The Queen is head. The Crown serves to unite people around the world who love what it represents as a key symbol of Britain. The Queen is warmly received whenever she visits Commonwealth member states- I venture to say that the UK is far stronger with a monarchy then it would be with a republican form of government.

[@reyns2k20]

God Rest there souls god save the Queens and kings God Rest the Monarchy

[@eddihaskell]

Elgar's Land of Hope and Glory is from Coronation Ode Opus 44. There are many wonderful parts to this. The first part I am playing is "True Queen of British Homes and Hearts'' written for Queen Mary, the last part of course Land of Hope and Glory. This version is by the Scottish National Orchestra, and also has the moving "spirit of England" on the same disk.

[@eddihaskell]

@zumtrotz11 the intro is God Save the Queen of course. The music is from Elgar's Coronation Ode. The first part, True Queen of British Hearts was written for Queen Mary's own coronation in 1911. The Final Part is Land of Hope and Glory, the final stanza, sung at the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1901 for the first time. It is today played at the Proms and at events like graduations.

[@marionb6154]

Excellent thank you

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

Very well made - congratulations!

[@ColliCub]

Excellent collection of images and film clips... I especially liked the one of her in the carriage with the big smile; I don't think I'd ever seen a picture of her smiling. And the short snippet of her voice as she launched the ship. You could clearly see that she was very much a doting grandmother and great-grandmother in later life.

[@DonDonP1]

Wonderful. Greetings from the United States of America!

[@connylovesships1404]

Amazing Tribute!! I really like it.

[@eddihaskell]

@kendahke I believe it was Stanley Baldwin and others in the government who suggested that Queen Mary attend the coronation of her son. Queen Mary was seen by many as the matriarch of the Royal Family, and even of the nation itself. There were still those who felt that Edward VIII should have been allowed to stay as King and marry Mrs. Simpson; Queen Mary's attendance not only demonstrated her own approval of events, but assured the nation that she would continue to have influence.

[@kendahke]

whenever in doubt about a course of action, I always refer back to this great Queen and ask myself "what would she do?" She never put a wrong foot forward; she put her duty to her obligations before personal considerations. I think she's been unfairly judged as cold because of the lack in modern understanding of what was required of someone like Victoria Mary back in the late 19th/early 20th century.

[@eddihaskell]

Her engagement to Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII), was arranged by Queen Victoria. Queen Mary was the daughter of her first cousin, Princess Mary Cambridge. When Prince Albert Victor died (under somewhat controversial circumstances as he may have been caught in a gay brothel, the Cleveland Street Scandal), Queen Victoria after a one year waiting period approved her engagement to his brother, the future King George V.

[@artlife1010]

Well said, sir. I agree. Long Live Elizabeth II, the greatest queen in history.

[@eddihaskell]

@racingrubberbiker I just saw the Queen's Speech -- The great actress Claire Bloom portrayed Queen Mary. I think she looked too old for the part. Queen Mary was 67 at the time of the abdication crisis, but always looked younger than her years. Claire Bloom is 81 now, and just did not seem right for the part. Queen Mary extremely repressed? She was extremely reserved, and did not believe in showing her emotions to anyone. I actually admire this in her, her ability to control herself.

[@annetoronto1]

Today 26 May is her birthday, 2013-1953= 60 years since death. What an elegant beautiful lady, her whole life. She linked the Empress Queen Victoria with present-day Elizabeth, even knew creepy Charles. Amazing collected rare footage, phenomenal rich aristocracy, history alive. Set to perfect music. Even her own voice, launch namesake ship with 1/4 million. On my GoodReads profile are "today famous for" links, Hope fine if post link there? Wonderful, pro lettering, sensible edits. Shiny A* .

[@Bulgarian_Coastline]

That's amazing video!

[@eddihaskell]

I love the way she reportedly added to the royal collection. If she saw a piece of furniture or a knick-knack that she believed belonged at the palace, she would comment on how lovely it was repeatedly, and send her driver to retrieve it afterwards. One story has it that one of Queen Victoria's daughters, Princess Beatrice, who had the social status to take Queen Mary on, said to the Queen after a clock on her mantle was noted at a dinner party "There the clock IS! And there it will STAY!

[@iulianmegelea8046]

True history ever

[@eddihaskell]

Look at it this way. In her opinion, she was returning to the royal state "collection" artifacts that were part of the national collection to begin with. The many mistresses of the royal princes for hundreds of years were handed these precious artifacts as gifts. And many royal sets were missing pieces. The people she was visiting were not poor. She merely "suggested" that nice pieces were too wonderful for her to part with, and then sent her driver around to collect them like it or not.

[@3Angela]

Well done, Eddi.

[@eddihaskell]

@whatsgoingonthen Also, George Orwell called King George V alien and uninspiring then. He said "I might be uninspiring, but I will be damned if I am alien". Good come back!

[@gidzmobug2323]

George V was the King who changed the name of the Royal House from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917. He also changed who would be considered HRH in the Royal family as well.

[@BjeanCar]

Mary queen, great Queen God saves Mary Queen. Wonderful wonderful video.

[@robert3302]

Very very great lady and Queen.

[@farahsiddique6702]

BEAUTIFUL

[@eddihaskell]

Thank you so much! I can't redo the typo easily- but Wikipedia says this about her being the Queen Mother. "She was now officially Queen Mother (see English Queen Mothers), though she did not use that title and was instead known as Her Majesty Queen Mary".

[@eddihaskell]

Very very much so. I have an amusing story to tell. I am American. On a tour of Buckingham palace, the guide stopped before the famous picture of George III surrounded by all his children. She pointed out the Duke of Kent, his son and Victoria's father, as the ancestor of the current Queen. I raise my hand. I then point out that the Duke of Cambridge, Queen Mary's grandfather, is also in the picture and there are actually 2 ancestors of Her Majesty! If looks could kill!

[@mortondavid]

I have read just about everything there is about Queen Mary and I can tell you all that rarely has there been a more amazing lady. Her hard work during WWI and WWII is astounding. Queen Mary was indeed every inch a queen in the finest sense. God bless her memory and may every British subject never forget her or if they don't know anything about her they should.

[@talmadge1926]

Yes and what is more striking is that if you look at paintings of George the 3rds consort Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz the resemblance to both Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth is staggering. Princess Anne also has inherited noticeable features from her Mecklenburg ancestry

[@timujin02]

I think that you did a wonderful job in this presentation of not only Queen Mary but also the King snf the rest of their family. Bravo, Eddi!

[@eddihaskell]

Yes it is. However, she was not Queen Mary of Teck. She was born a princess of Teck, but, in fact, was Queen Mary of the United Kingdom.

[@eddihaskell]

That is Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance Number 1, as it was originally written for the coronation of Edward 7. Land of Hope and Glory. It has been played at graduations and other ceremonies since. It just sounds more royal with a full chorus and orchestra!

[@eddihaskell]

@audgeyp Since Queen Mary was not a Queen in her own right, but a wife of a King, she is called Queen Consort. It is the term for a Queen who is Queen because she is married to a King.

[@ehwashdc]

You've done a very nice job with this video! Thank you for posting it!

[@racingrubberbiker]

@eddihaskell. Matarikistar is wrong, Haemophilia can only be passed by females, so Edward Vii could not pass it on even if he had it. Queen Alexandra was considered to have "good" blood at the time, due to coming from the "healthy" family of Denmark.

[@Bulgarian_Coastline]

Bravo!!!

[@NuovoPiero]

@pipeup1 Indeed. The first time I truly noticed this was the 1999 marriage of the Earl of Wessex in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. I think the lavender aigrettes perched atop her now white coiffeur on that occasion made me gaze in wonder....... Queen Mary would concur with the words of her King and Husband, " I hope nothing comes between Bertie, Lillibet and the Throne............"

[@rupviv]

That was great! Never saw George V pick up Pss Elizabeth on the balcony at the Silver Jubilee. Never saw moving pics of the Royal Family posing for pics in 1937. Thx!!!!

[@fitzgeraldparchment4480]

God save the queen

[@eddihaskell]

Germany as a country did not exist when her parents were born. However, here is the "nationality" of her parents, Paternal Grandfather: Duke Alexander of Württemberg (German) Paternal Grandmother: Klaudia Rhédey (Hungarian) Maternal Grandfather: Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (British, a son of King George III). George III, although born in London, had Hannoverian ancestry, and married a German, Queen Charlotte. Maternal Grandmother: Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel (German)

[@saintben2008]

i think it was really tragic the way they acted about the abdication. they were so cold. but i like her style. it is also interesting how they were really marrying their own family members. all i can say is wow.

[@arturrofi5933]

Princess Anne has Queen Marys’ features

[@taxiride1]

Thanks for uploading this. It's difficult to get hold of footage of Queen Mary.

[@eddihaskell]

@matarikistar Since Ediward VII did not have hemophilia, he did not pass it on to any of his descendants. Virctoria's hemophilia was passed on to one son (Leopold) who died from it, and two daughters (Beatrice, who passed it on to Eugenie ( Ina) who became Queen of Spain, two of whose children died from it, and Alice, the - Great - Grandmother of Prince Philip. who passed it on to her daughter Czarina Alexandra of Russia -- and famously, her son the Tsarevich Alexi.

[@david18ireland]

i've never been able to find any full documentaries about her which seems a shame given the amount of programmes there are about other members of the family

[@kitkat6026]

wonderfull stuff,hadnt seen a lot of the films so i really enjoyed watching

[@eddihaskell]

Well let's pray she lives a long life. At least 15 more years. But a coronation would be nice to see if they don't change the basic formula to make it all-inclusive.

[@forsythbill1]

There are many myths about the royal family past and present ,one of the most enduring is their nationality they are not german the present queens mother was adirect descendant of macbeth and george the 6th a descendant of mary queen of scots.George the first was descended from mary also as was prince albert.Queen mary was very much a product of her time and her behaviour was not at all unusual it is always wrong to import the values of the present onto the past.

[@Edmund24]

Amen to that! Although she was far from ditsy, her knowledge of History was fantastic and she did so much research for the Royal Collection.

[@NuovoPiero]

Superb ! Your familiarity with the subject is reflected in your judicious choice of imagery, editing and information. The combination of still and motion picture is spectacular ( especially the sumptuous footage of the Delhi Durbar ( combined divinely with Elgar...) This video is a treasure to me by any estimation, but it is the first time in my life I have ever heard a recording of Queen Mary's voice. This makes it a treasure indeed. HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

[@newsofiachen9pforten]

englische monarische Geschichte ist auch sehr interessant so das man sich auch damit sehr identifizieren kann

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Hail Mary, Holy Queen!

[@eddihaskell]

and thank you! I am thiking about doing one on Princess Margaret next.

[@karenofbethany]

I don't know, it looks like Queen "Mum" (Elizabeth, Bertie's wife) wasn't too happy to have her mother in law at the coronation. I don't remember reading that in any of the books, though. I think Mary was the most elegant and Alexandra was the sweetest.

[@andyrick123]

I suggest you have another look at the role, influence and support of Queen Elizabeth, the consort of King George VI.

[@ApocalypsePlough]

Queen Elizabeth II looks exactly like Queen Mary, her grandmother, I think. Sometimes looks skip a generation. I look exactly like my grandmother, but not much like my mother.

[@TheBritannicRoyalist]

Brilliant.

[@Dhbrydon]

Many years ago Queen Mary used to visit an antique shop in Cambridge, my friend , an aspiring news photographer was waiting out side hoping to geta picturewhen she came out and jabbed him with her umbrella and said" stand up on your own 2 feet young man, dont lean on my car"

[@popazz1]

@eddihaskell, That's why I added the 'lol' after my comment about sarkiness! I haven't studied much about this particular royal,only having seen Steven Polliokoff's adaptation of the story of Prince John.I don't think she's any more aloof than today's royals.Even now they're not overly demonstrative,but then I guess it's just part of their 'make-up'.And,let's face it,epilepsy wasn't as well known back then,so she probably was somewhat 'scared' of him and his seizures,tragic though that is.

[@kendahke]

@karenofbethany it was a break from protocol for the Queen Mary to be at her son's coronation, but you have to remember what just went down in that family. Queen Mary had to show support for Bertie stepping into David's role.

[@stevewallschlaeger1379]

HRM Queen Mary of Teck was not consort. That title is only used to denote the rightful heir to the crown as in the case of Phillip Or Albert because Alexandrine Victoria the Queen was the monarch. Never can the consort appear over the Queen. Albert Frederick Arthur George V is King. Mary the Queen. Also known as the Queen Mother at the accession of Albert Frederick Andrew George VI to the throne.

[@eddihaskell]

Actually her royal status was in dispute. Her father, the Duke of Teck was the product of a morganatic marriage, which meant him himself was not royal. However, her mother, was a grandaughter of George III and a first cousin of Queen Victoria, herself in line for the throne. Queen Victoria accepted Queen Mary's royal status. However, the Archbishop of Canterbury did not, and at her coronation used the term "royal rank which you now attain", and not, "which you were born".

[@pamelachavez1220]

Queen mary the best in her epoch and her grand daughther elizabeth learn from her

[@eddihaskell]

@skippallan A coronation of a King or Queen occurs after beginning of their reign and not simultaneously with it. Although Queen Elizabeth 2 became Queen upon her father's death in February 1952, her coronation was not until June 1953. King Edward VIII the Duke of Windsor never had a coronation since he abdicated before it was supposed to be held. But a monarch is definitely King or Queen even if there is no coronation.

[@eddihaskell]

Lets see. She buried three sons, one of whom was a severe epileptic, watched another abdicate the highest position in the land to a woman twice married, and watched literally thousands of young men she had met die in the two world wars. She never had a day of privacy in her life. And she did an enormous amount of service to her peoples. She was loved when she died, only to be equaled by our own Queen Mother who died in 2002. Do you think you might be being just a bit a harsh?

[@vivianebeget]

Royal family dead rest peace in heaven

[@mabelstephen]

This was worth the watch but it suffers from poor sound and visual effect, possibly because it has had great viewing numbers...Very well done and thoughtful choice of music to accompany it. Thank you Mr. Haskell

[@eddihaskell]

@thepaintedbottle It is a rumor of course. If Queen Mary did not die (she was ill) when she did, the coronation would have to be put off if she died closer to it -- due to official mourning. So rumor has it that she chose to be euthanized. I tend not to believe it.

[@eddihaskell]

@popazz1 I am not being sarcastic. I have studied many biographies of Queen Mary. She was, certainly by today's standards, aloof and distant from her children's problems. But what she did to Prince John, by banishing him from the rest of the family due to his seizures which are frightening to observe, was chilling.. Almost like a mother cat rejecting an imperfect kitten. My guess is that she was extremely threatened by him, and felt that he needed to be isolated to protect her family.

[@eddihaskell]

i found that video on the Pathe company web site. They are available for free downloads. I did fudge the sound track, the audio is from the Queen Mother's funeral in 2002.

[@laermosalove]

Amazing!

[@eddihaskell]

Thank you!

[@Popperite]

@ApocalypsePlough Yes they do look a lot alike. Mary used to say that she looked a lot like her great-grandmother Queen Charlotte, wife of George III.

[@eddihaskell]

@leather064 There was only one Delhi Durbar. King Geroge V and Queen Mary attended it. They were thinking of holding one for King George VI, but WW2 got in the way - and Indian Independence was on the agenda after it.

[@meijinlin4315]

Prince Harry is like Queen Mary very much too.

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

I find her taking an umbrella with her everywhere an amusing affectation - it seems very English!

[@67rml]

George V was barely above retarded, and bullied his sons into almost a similar condition. Mary must have realized this, but what could she do? As it was, Bertie (George VI) suffered from his father's abuses and stammered for the whole of his life, as it well known now.

[@gordywestmids]

Your judgement of King George V is somewhat harsh. A creation of his time and class the king's upbringing and that of his sons was replicated throughout the British aristocracy. Such treatment was believed to be beneficial. A modified version of the 'tough love' tradition was meted out to Prince Charles, when, largely at the insistance of his father, he was sent to Gordonstoon.

[@nigelc.b.durrant8206]

Whilst he can be thought to gave bullied his sons anybody who has read some of his personal letters can hardly consider him retarded, or nearly so.

[@watchgoose]

stammering is NOT a sign of a lowered IQ. look it up.

[@eddihaskell]

@RichardElden You are right. I was thinking that the Delhi Durbar of 1911 was the only one that actually had the King or Queen in attendance. The others just had the Viceroy

[@eddihaskell]

There are wonderful anecdotes about her. For her coronation, the "people of South Africa" game her a gift of over 80 emeralds which she set and wore all at once in various settings. The nickname that the members of the Royal Family had for this was "granny's chips". One of her godsons was dressed up like her when visiting her sons at Buckingham Palace. She stumbled across them and conversed with them as if she did not notice anything. I am sure the joke was on them.

[@Bulgarian_Coastline]

God save the king(queen)

[@Bulgarian_Coastline]

You have a mistake: Queen Mary lived from 1867 to 1953 for 85 full years

[@Bulgarian_Coastline]

Queen Mary lived a lot. Not every person live for 85 years like her! What do you think?

[@anaclet]

Long live our beloved Queen!

[@eddihaskell]

During the first world war, one of the princesses complained about having to visit the sick and wounded yet again Queen Mary called her in and said "You are a member of the British Royal Family. You are never tired and we all love hospitals! That I think verifies your point.

[@eddihaskell]

@whatsgoingonthen Like many Americans I am fascinated by the Royal Family, and see a great role for them as the figurehead leaders of the empire. However, I would support a revolution in the United States if our head of state were born and not elected (actually we had one). In addition -- after living in the UK for over 10 years, I find British class system, based on something you inherit and not on accomplishments, something that i would not want to live with. So I see your point.