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Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Marries Albert, Duke of York

Future Queen Elizabeth and King George VI

When Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married Albert, the younger brother of the Prince of Wales, on April 26, 1923, she did not expect that she would end up a Queen.
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Royal Wedding - George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

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In this photograph: King George V of Great Britain (right) and Queen Mary. Center are the future King George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. On the left are the Earl and Countess of Strathmore, Elizabeth's parents.

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