queen dowager
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The list includes three former prime ministers of Canada, the queen dowager of Jordan and at least five members of the Qatari ruling family.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2017
The judges are Johnny Iuzzini, who spent two seasons as the judge of Bravo’s Top Chef: Just Desserts, and Bake Off’s reigning queen dowager Mary Berry.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2015
Queen's Gambit, Fremantle's debut novel, is a historical romance based on the career of Henry's last wife, Katherine Parr, who uniquely survived to become queen dowager.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
The queen dowager herself was exposed to suspicion; and it was indeed the general opinion, however unlikely it might seem, that she had secretly given her consent to the imposture.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary by Hume, David
When the queen dowager arrived in Scotland, she found the governor very unwilling to fulfil his engagements; and it was not till after many delays that he could be persuaded to resign his authority.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary by Hume, David
