Most people have an idea of who The Queen's grandparents were, King George V and Queen Mary, both enraptured by the little girl who came into their lives in 1926. However, there was also another set of grandparents, The Earl and Countess of Strathmore, Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mothers parents.
Cecilia was very much the backbone of the Strathmore family and she ensured that the family, and it was large although not for the time, grew up in loving surroundings. Cecilia and her husband were not social creatures and they enjoyed nothing more than travelling around their various houses as the seasons changed.
As a small child, The Queen would have known her grandmother very well. Many holidays were spent at Glamis and other Strathmore properties. Indeed The Queen was born in Bruton Street just off Regent Street in London, the Strathmore London home and HRH Princess Margaret was born at Glamis in 1930.
Cecilia, Countess of Strathmore lived long enough to see her daughter Elizabeth become Queen in 1936. She died in 1938 just before a state visit to France. The visit was cancelled for a number of weeks and undertaken later that year. Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe having been transformed from colour outfits to white, a royal mourning colour. Needless to say, Queen Elizabeth was a sensation in the French capital.
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