{"id":5191,"date":"2024-06-10T15:50:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/?p=5191"},"modified":"2024-07-02T18:22:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:22:13","slug":"my-darling-elizabeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/2024\/06\/10\/my-darling-elizabeth\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMy Darling Elizabeth\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cannock and District Soroptimists enjoyed an excellent talk this month by Mary Bodfish, an author and local historian. The name \u2018Elizabeth\u2019 refers to HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, born 4<sup>th<\/sup> August, 1900. The well researched presentation gave an insight into the early life of this much loved and popular royal.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth, daughter of the Earl of Strathmore, was born into the wealthy and privileged Bowes-Lyon family, and was brought up at a home in Hertfordshire as well as Glamis Castle in Scotland.\u00a0 She enjoyed a happy and secure childhood, among a large family of ten children \u2013 she was the ninth &#8211; who enjoyed many outdoor pursuits as well as looking after animals and pets. Elizabeth\u2019s education was mostly restricted to that provided by governesses.<\/p>\n<p>Like many families their lives were changed with the start of the Great War when her brothers went to fight and one, Fergus, was killed. As a teenager, Elizabeth met and helped many injured soldiers when Glamis Castle became a recovery hospital.<\/p>\n<p>As a popular and pretty young woman, she attracted several suitors including Albert (Bertie), Duke of York. Bertie enjoyed the lively Bowes-Lyon family gatherings. He was a shy young man having had some health problems and a stammer. The couple fell in love and, although Elizabeth turned him down twice, they married in 1923. Bertie referred to his new wife as \u201cMy Darling Elizabeth.\u201d Their first child Elizabeth was born in 1926 and Margaret came along in 1930.<\/p>\n<p>As a couple they helped and supported each other. Both had a strong sense of duty. This was invaluable during times of crisis such as the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII which resulted in Bertie being crowned King George VI on 12<sup>th<\/sup> May 1937 with Elizabeth as his Queen.<\/p>\n<p>Life became even more challenging with the outbreak of WW2. Elizabeth rose to the challenge supporting her husband, visiting troops and meeting many people whose lives were devastated by the Blitz.\u00a0 Elizabeth was not, however, perfect. She could be outspoken and liked to have her own way. She said of herself: \u201cI am not as nice as I look\u201d!<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Elizabeth\u2019s beloved husband died in 1952 and she found herself in a new role as Queen Mother supporting her daughter HM Queen Elizabeth II. Again, she rose to the challenge with determination and that famous smile. She passed away on 30<sup>th<\/sup> March 2002, aged 101.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo below: l to r: Mary Bodfish with Soroptimist Val Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Mary-Bodfish-with-Val-Jones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5192\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Mary-Bodfish-with-Val-Jones-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Mary-Bodfish-with-Val-Jones-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Mary-Bodfish-with-Val-Jones.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannock and District Soroptimists enjoyed an excellent talk this month by Mary Bodfish, an author&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-club-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u201cMy Darling Elizabeth\u201d | News | Blog | Events | SI Cannock and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Cannock and District : Blog &amp; News : \u201cMy Darling Elizabeth\u201d : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Cannock and District . 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