The grandest and most extravagant of  the royals - who longed for a quiet life! Remembering the Queen Mother, born on this day...

The late Queen Mother was known as the most extravagant of modern royals, with a large household at Royal Lodge complete with liveried flunkeys and an overdraft of £4 million at Coutts.

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