Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret Funeral
The west door of westminster abbey the venue of the queen mothers funeral.
Queen elizabeth princess margaret funeral. The ceremony was at st. The new york times reported that margaret left closely scripted instructions for her funeralwhich occurred on the 50th anniversary of her fathers king george vi. 306 pm est 2006 gmt london england britains 101 year old queen mother was among 400 mourners at windsor castle for the funeral of her daughter princess margaret. It started at 948 am on 9 april 2002 when the tenor bell of westminster abbey sounded 101 times each chime representing a year that the queen mother had lived.
The queen suffered the loss of her younger sister princess margaret and the queen mother in quick succession in 2002. February 15 2002 posted. The queens celebration of her 50th year on the throne was marred by a double loss when her younger sister princess margaret and their mother died within weeks of each other. Tuesday 9th april 2002 the funeral of hm queen elizabeth the queen mother was televised live throughout the world here is a recording from an old vhs tape.