On This Day: The Queen Mother Passed Away, 2002

'20 Years Ago Today, The Queen Mother Passed Away RIP'

On this day in 2002, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother passed away. She was the first royal to celebrate a 100th birthday, and was hugely popular.

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[seren]

Twenty years later, the Queen is reunited with her mother and sister :')

[janey]

What a lovely, gracious lady and it's a tough week for The Queen with her husband's memorial yesterday and the anniversary of her mother's death today...I wish the Queen strength going forward with her life.

[MissClassix]

During the War, when asked if she and the two young princesses would evacuate to Canada, Queen Elizabeth replied: "'The children won't go without me. I won't leave the King. And the King will never leave."

[MissJandonly]

The Queen’s mother is gone but that don’t mean she will be forgotten. May she Rest in Peace. Everyday something will remind Queen Elizabeth of her and Prince Philip. I hope that the memories keep a smile on her face when she remembers the happiness and what was learnt from them. Years are becoming but may the Queen heart remains strong in Love and Faith.

[LittleMixFan-cfmf]

20 years later her beautiful daughter queen Elizabeth II dies!!😭😭may both beautiful kind queens RIP😭😭🇬🇧🇬🇧💔💔

[DJPurpleOne]

Queen Elizabeth II was so close... if only she held on for another 4 years

Rest in peace my Queens 👸 🙏 🧎‍♂️👑❤️

[martinmarsola]

Sincerely miss her. RIP Ma’am. See you on the other side.

[DiscoverWkate]

I'm sad that our queen passed away....
I loved
❤️💗✨

[kritishdadu]

I can see exactly from where the Queen and Princess Margaret got their looks from...they were from her! the Queen Mother is surely the person that inspires the Queen to go on like she did even at 101.

[bunmiolaitan]

I worked in Westminster at that time and would walk across Lambeth Bridge on my way to my office . So I passed the queues waiting to pay their respects thousands of people .the lines where long

[akshatgurjar]

Rest In Peace, The Queen Mother Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the strength of our beloved Queen

[olamideogundipe]

Lovingly remembered. Blessed to have blessed generations. May Her gentle soul rest in Perfect Peace. Amen.🙏😊

[carmelitajones]

Wow! HM attended Prince Philip's memorial service yesterday and today is the anniversary if HM's mother's death. Wow! Why are these days so close? Could have spaced them out. May God keep HM. The strongest of spiritual warriors.

[bravesoul]

I also thought Queen Elizabeth would live up to 100 years old 😭 Theyre genes have that longevity.
Really sad the Queen is also gone 🥺🌹💔

[JohnJApanovitch]

I was only one year old when she died. She was probably one of the sweetest and most wonderful people to have lived in recent times, and she was the reason why England now has its longest-reigning monarch. May she rest in peace. 😔♥️

[aannddrryyaa]

Ahhhh those were the days <3 When people weren't so angry and mischievous about things. God Save the Queen (Elizabeth II)

[simsgazytech]

I am only envious of anyone who can still see their grandparents until you get old. my grandma passed away when I was just 20 and she was 65, it was 14 years ago but I still miss her. I wish she can live as long as Queen Mother.

[comet]

There is a documentary about her on Youtube and the story was she was at some college unveiling whatever it was and the students there were throwing rolls of toilet paper at her. She simply walked along and picked one up and said to the student in that voice of hers "Excuse me is this yours? I think you dropped this" or something like that and continued on. It was hilarious at least when he told it..

[mariamR]

Queen 👑 Elizabeth have a so beautiful smiling all the world 🗺 miss you so much my dear queen 👑 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔

[DiskoNixon.]

A little over 20 years later, Queen Elizabeth is gone too. She's now reunited with Philip, her parents and her sister Margaret