The Queen Mother

Queen Alexandra, the Queen Mother, celebrated her 79th birthday at Sandringham Palace, where she was visited by the King and Queen and other members of the Royal Family. She received many letters and telegrams of congratulation from all parts of the country. Her Majesty was reported to be in excellent health.

It is now 60 years since Princess Alexandra, daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, came to England for her marriage to King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales. It can be safely said that during all these years the Queen Mother has endeared herself to the whole British people throughout the Commonwealth. Her life is spent very quietly between Sandringham Palace, purchased by Edward VII in 1861, and Marlborough House, her London residence. She has never gone out of mourning for King Edward who died in 1910.