Death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

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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. 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. Representatives of nations and groups around the world sent condolences to Queen Elizabeth II, the British people, and Commonwealth citizens. Flowers and messages of condolence were left by the public at royal residences, with members of the British royal family publicly paying tribute to the Queen Mother in the days after her death. 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.

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