During the twentieth century, the UK had 3 Queens Consort and they tended to have different titles at some point of their lives. Alexandra, consort of Edward VII was for years Princess of Wales. During her husband's short reign, she was both Queen and Empress and after mother of the new king George V. Mary, consort of George V was Princess of Wales for a short time and then both Queen Consort and Empress for about 25 years. later, mother of both Edward VIII and George VI using the title Queen Marry. Her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was Duchess of York during the early years of her marriage as her husband, the future George VI was never Prince of Wales. When her husband suddenly became monarch, Elizabeth was both Queen Consort and Empress. However, India made changes in its government structure and Elizabeth ceased being Empress and found that she was Queen of India, but that title soon became irrelevant as India would become a republic, thus leaving Elizabeth as Queen of the UK and the other nations using the British system. After the death of her husband, Elizabeth assumed the title of Queen Mother, a title not used in Britain for a period of years.
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