Queen Mary, previously Mary of Teck (born Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes), was Queen consort of the United Kingdom and the widow of King George V. She is played by actress Eileen Atkins and Candida Benson in flashbacks.
Life[]
Born Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes in Kensington Palace, the daughter of Francis, Duke of Teck, of the German Kingdom of Württemberg, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, a granddaughter of King George III. She was the mother of King George VI and the paternal grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret.
Trivia[]
- Prior to marrying King George V, she was engaged to Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (also known as "Eddy", George's older brother and heir apparent to King Edward VII) but their engagement was cut short due to the Prince's death due to influenza.
- Her actress, Eileen Atkins also played Queen Mary in the 2002 British TV Movie Bertie and Elizabeth.
- In Ipatiev House, she considered Tsarina Alexandra as a "rival" due to being German by blood.
Appearances[]
Season 1 Appearances | ||||
Wolferton Splash | Hyde Park Corner | Windsor | Act of God | Smoke and Mirrors |
Gelignite | Scientia Potentia Est | Pride & Joy | Assassins | Gloriana |