Queen Mother death: When did Queen Elizabeth I die? What was her cause of death?

The Queen Mother died at the age of 101 on March 30, 2002. She was the longest-living member of the royal family in British history, having reached 101 years and 328 days. She died in her sleep at the Royal Lodge in Berkshire – near Windsor Castle. Her eldest and only surviving daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, was at her bedside.

As reported by the BBC, shortly before her death, the Queen Mother had suffered a minor injury, having slipped from a chair.

She had been suffering from a cold for some months.

Following her death, Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “The Queen, with the greatest sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately: her beloved mother, Queen Elizabeth, died peacefully in her sleep this afternoon at Royal Lodge, Windsor.

“Members of the royal family have been informed.”

The palace spokesperson continued: “Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother had become increasingly frail in recent weeks following her bad cough and chest infection over Christmas.”

On April 9 that year, the Royal’s public funeral took place at London’s Westminster Abbey.

She was then laid to rest beside her late husband and youngest daughter, at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was born into a family of British nobility, and married the Duke of York – who later took on the role of King – in 1923.

The sad news of her death came just seven weeks after the Queen Mother’s daughter – and the Queen’s sister – Princess Margaret had died.

The Countess of Snowdon died at the age of 71, having suffered another stroke – which resulted in cardiac problems.

The Queen Mother lived far longer than her husband, King George VI, who sadly passed away at the age of 56 on February 6,1952 – having suffered a coronary thrombosis in his sleep.

He had been the reigning monarch at the time.

Following his death, his eldest daughter, Elizabeth II, took on the role of Queen.

The royal had already had two children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, when she ascended to the throne.

And, Princess Margaret’s chances of ever becoming Queen grew even slimmer, when the royal welcomed two more children into the world: Prince Andrew in 1960, and Prince Edward in 1964.