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British Royalty, pic: 1923, HRH, The Duke and Duchess of York pictured at Polesden Lacey during their honeymoon, The Duke of York was to become King George VI, on the abdication of King Edward VIII, and reigned 1936-1952, with Elizabeth as his Queen Consort (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

British Royalty, pic: 1923, HRH, The Duke and Duchess of York pictured at Polesden Lacey during their honeymoon, The Duke of York was to become King George VI, on the abdication of King Edward VIII, and reigned 1936-1952, with Elizabeth as his Queen Consort  (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

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1923: The Duke of York (1895 - 1952), later George VI, and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), at a London tennis party after their engagement had been announced. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

1923:  The Duke of York (1895 - 1952), later George VI, and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, later Queen Mother (1900 - 2002), at a London tennis party after their engagement had been announced.  (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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January 1923: Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900 - 2002) receives telegrams congratulating her on her engagement to the Duke of York, later King George VI. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

January 1923:  Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (1900 - 2002) receives telegrams congratulating her on her engagement to the Duke of York, later King George VI.  (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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The wedding of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923. The bride and bridegroom and their parents. The Earl and Countess of Strathmore, the Duchess and Duke of York, and King George V and Queen Mary. A print from The Illustrated London News Wedding Number, 28th April 1923. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

The wedding of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, 1923. The bride and bridegroom and their parents. The Earl and Countess of Strathmore, the Duchess and Duke of York, and King George V and Queen Mary. A print from The Illustrated London News Wedding Number, 28th April 1923. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her way to be married at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1923, (1937). Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married the Duke of York, the future King George VI. A photograph from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on her way to be married at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1923, (1937). Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married the Duke of York, the future King George VI. A photograph from the Illustrated London News: Coronation Record Number, (London, 1937). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)