"Well, Mr. Baldwin, this is a pretty kettle of fish!"
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Statement to Stanley Baldwin during the abdication crisis. (1936), as cited in James Pope-Hennessy in Queen Mary, 1867-1953 (1959).
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Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck (26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953), born Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes, was Queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom and grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. She was Queen Mother from 1936 to 1952.
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