A Royal Life: Mary of Teck, Queen & Mother (1953) | British Pathé

so often have we seen queen mary in the magnificence of her old age that we almost forget how lovely she'd been when she was 19. princess may was singled out by queen victoria to marry the heir to the throne and 60 years ago she became the bride of prince george of wales king george v and his queen mary came to the throne in 1910 to be crowned in westminster abbey the following year every rain brings a new age a way of living that is often a reflection of the life of the reigning sovereign as the edwardian gertie faded into the past the world began to change there were other countries other kings but few of the monarchies survived the century now queen mary had to step into all the limelight of public life by nature she was shy and reserved but from the beginning she'd been taught to put duty first into a colorful age she brought a personality and a character of her own the world about her was to change but queen mary was to remain forever queen mary magnificent in person dutiful to the point of sacrifice most of all perhaps queen mary enjoyed the pageantry of wimbledon the afternoons in the sun the green turf and the artistry of great players like suzanne longo for queen mary it wasn't summer without wimbledon queen mary went among her people and began that arduous round of visits and engagements and encouragement of good causes to which she devoted much of her life she set herself a program that left her royal household exhausted and in addition to all this away from the ceremonial and public engagements she was making certain that her children would benefit by the simplicity and discipline of family life in the midst of war and distress the king and queen went firmly about their duties and they left behind people confident and calmed in a woman's century queen mary did much during the great war to open new worlds to women by now we've learned to understand the strain and the toll of kingship george v grew seriously ill queen mary took on his public responsibilities with all her indomitable spirit but even then she found time to care for her husband it is said that when one of the doctors was asked who had saved king george's life he answered the queen so earnestly did king george and queen mary go about their daily duties that it was said they were astonished at the affection of the public on the occasion of their silver jubilee but the kings depart and a great rain drew to a close after a lifetime of public service it seemed queen mary could retire to the quiet pursuit she loved and leave her four sons to uphold the throne but 1936 was the tragic year of her life after the death of her husband she heard her son edward viii abdicate in favor of his brother there had been five sons in the royal family but prince john died when he was 14. her son david the firstborn was her favorite they said the young prince who had been given to wales at carnarvon castle in later years he was to make many faithful and affectionate visits to his mother to her children queen mary passed on the tradition of a united family life and she held them all affectionately together even after their marriages the princess royal married lord lassels then a happy marriage between prince george the duke of kent and the lovely princess marina when the duke of kent lost his life on active service during the war the duchess and her children were taken to the heart of queen mary there was a scottish bride for the duke of gloucester but the merit of historic significance was the wedding of the duke and duchess of york on the throne of our country they were to develop still further queen mary's inspiration of a commonwealth family united by a royal family george vi firmly on the throne a great king magnificently aided and partnered by queen elizabeth queen mary could take life easier she devoted much of her time to the younger generation especially to princess elizabeth who would one day be queen to be a queen there is much to be learned and who better as teacher than a great queen and a fond grandmother everyone said how happy queen mary was at the royal wedding the young queen to be had found a worthy consort the future of the kingdom was in good hands queen mary's daughter too had found new joyfulness in family life perhaps no one in the world had seen so many changes so much history at first hand as queen mary unchanged by it all herself she'd reached a happy old age and in the evening of her life she still went her busy round flashes exhibitions tennis queen mary was the ever welcome visitor greeted warmly by her people wherever she went and from queen mary the royal tradition has been handed down generation to generation to the young queen and her family queen mary has left an inheritance of strength and uprightness the enduring attributes of british royalty you

Channel: British Pathé

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Length: 9min 13sec (553 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 13 2014

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[u/commelejardin]

Thought you all might enjoy this video as much as I did!

I find her kind of fascinating since she was almost certainly the last princess du sang to become Queen Consort of England (Though who knows, Prince George could strike up a romance with Ariana of the Netherlands or something). Naturally plenty of people adapt very well to being a member of the royal family after life as a noble or commoner--the Queen Mum, Countess of Wessex and Duchess of Cambridge come to mind--but I would imagine literally being raised to be a queen would really ease up the learning curve.

Of course, those adapting to the life--well or not so well--make for compelling celebrity gossip and compelling episodes of The Crown!