Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, who were on holiday in Switzerland and Barbados respectively, rushed back to the UK upon learning about their grandmother's death. Reactions and aftermath Flags flying at half mast at Harlech Castle, 8 April 2002 Royal family She died 'peacefully' in her sleep at the Lodge on 30 March 2002, at the age of 101, with her surviving daughter, Elizabeth II, by her side. On 5 March 2002 she attended lunch at the annual lawn party of the Eton Beagles, and watched the Cheltenham races on television however, her health rapidly deteriorated during her last weeks after retreating to Royal Lodge for the final time. She then returned to Royal Lodge in Windsor. She attended the funeral on 15 February in a people carrier with blacked–out windows, (which had recently been used by Margaret) shielded from the press according to her wishes so that no photographs of her in a wheelchair could be taken. On 13 February she slipped in her sitting room at Sandringham, causing considerable concern to her daughter, the Queen, and the rest of the royal family, but she travelled to Windsor by helicopter the following day. However, despite missing many other scheduled events-such as the 100th birthday celebrations of Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, on 12 December 2001 the annual luncheon of the Women's Institutes, of which she was president, on 23 January 2002, and traditional church services at Sandringham -she was determined to attend the funeral of her younger daughter Princess Margaret. She was bedridden at Sandringham after her final public engagement on 22 November 2001, when she attended the recommissioning of HMS Ark Royal. The Queen Mother had developed a persistent cold which she caught during Christmas 2001. Her funeral, held on 9 April 2002 at Westminster Abbey in London, attracted 10 million viewers in the United Kingdom and cost £5.4 million. Flowers and messages of condolence were left by the public at royal residences, with members of the royal family publicly paying tribute to the Queen Mother in the days after her death. Representatives of nations and groups around the world sent condolences to the Queen, the British people, and citizens of the Commonwealth. The death of the Queen Mother set in motion Operation Tay Bridge, a plan detailing procedures including the dissemination of information, national mourning, and her funeral. On 30 March 2002 at 15:15 GMT, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (formerly Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), widow to King George VI and mother to Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 101 at Royal Lodge, Windsor. King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (resting place) Westminster Abbey, London (funeral ceremony) Westminster Hall, London (lying in state) Royal Lodge, Windsor, Berkshire (place of death) By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.The Queen Mother's carriage, surmounted by her crown, adorned with camellias from her own gardens and draped in her personal standard, travels down to Westminster Abbey. Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. I also added little bows and a couple hearts from the Birthday Bits set to this background. The background was done using a one small balloon stamp from the Big Birthday Wishes stamp set and stamped using a few colors of ink – Duckling, Twirling Tutu, Melon and Thistle. I also die cut them using matching dies and stamped a It’s Your Day sentiment onto a strip of white cardstock to sort of have them hold it. The little bear and bunny were stamped using Simon’s new Intense Black inkpad onto watercolor paper and quickly colored using light grey and pink watercolors from my Kuretake Gansai Tambi set. I often struggle with coloring and tend to over do it (especially with alcohol markers), but I seem to have much more success when using watercolors. I didn’t want to add strings to every image, so I only stamped one right next to my watercolored bunny so that he is only holding one balloon and the rest are just floating in the air. The idea was to create a balloon background and to make it look like the bunny is holding all of the balloons. I wanted it to be bright and cheerful so I went with balloons and adorable little critters from Simon. Hello all! A very special friend of mine has her birthday coming up soon and so naturally I wanted to create a card for her.
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