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Old 31-12-2010, 15:50   #85
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Re: queen's speech
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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany View Post
Her Mum (Queen Mary) & Dad (King George v)
Her mother was a Scot, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.

Her granny was Queen Mary, formerly Princess Mary of Teck...in Germany, and her father was George VI. Who would have been born Prince George of Saxe-Coburg Gothe, if they hadn't invented the name Windsor.



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