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Thursday, November 20, 2025

"WIDOW OF EDWARD VII, MOTHER OF GEORGE V"

QUEEN MOTHER ALEXANDRA DEAD AT EIGHTY

Sandringham, England (JFK+50) On November 20, 1925, Queen Mother Alexandra* passed away at Sandringham House**.  The Queen was the widow of King Edward VII and mother of King George V.

The Queen Mother, who was eighty years of age, had been stricken by a "surprise" heart attack according to the Associated Press.

*Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) was Princess of Wales 1863-1901 & Queen of the United Kingdom 1901-1910.  She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

**Sandringham House is a country house located in Norfolk standing on a 20,000 acre estate.  It is described as "the most comfortable house in England."

SOURCE

"Queen Alexandra Dies In 81st Year of Heart Attack," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 20, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/


Queen Alexandra
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