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Death and funeral of Mary of Teck

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Source revisionSep 25, 2026
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Queen Mary, a dowager queen of the United Kingdom, died on 24 March 1953. A ceremonial funeral was held on 31 March 1953 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle following a lying in state at Westminster Hall. Her death occurred two months short of her 86th birthday and ten weeks before the coronation of her granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

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