The Queen Mother was one of the royal family's most famous members and helped stabilise the monarchy's popularity. She had seen off the Luftwaffe and Adolf Hitler. She represented not only a country and an empire, but a century of human history.
The Queen Mother's personality and determination made a remarkable difference to the war effort as did her fight to improve the British people's morale during the second world war. Her insistence that the royal family remain in London was so much more than a reassuring statement.
The story of the extraordinary woman behind the Throne whose life spanned a century.
Her talent was the remarkable ability to reach ordinary people and inspire a great love.
One of the most photographed women of her day, Princess Margaret lived her life according to her own rules.
