[Magdalen] German RC bishop speaks boldly

[Roger Stokes]

On 13/02/2016 22:42, Joseph Cirou wrote:
> I think Benny may be a tad shorter than Dowager Queen Mary, but they'd make a fetching couple with his red shoes and her jewels that made her look like a walking Christmas Tree. I don't think any other surviving royal spouse has received the title "Dowager" in recent history. I think the last one before Queen Mary was her mother-in-law Queen Alexandra the widow of Edward VII.  (The retired queens in the Netherlands return to their title Princess; I never saw Queen Fabiola of the Belgians referred to as a "Dowager" Queen.--although Mother Egregia knows many monsignors who would resemble that moniker.

Of course the most recent surviving Queen Consort of the UK was the 
beloved widow of King George VI.  She was universally known as the Queen 
Mother for a little over 50 years. There is a famous picture of the 
three Queens at her husband's funeral - her mother-in-law Queen Mary, 
herself and her daughter Queen Elizabeth II.  That said I understand her 
official title was "Queen Elizabeth" while her daghter is called simply 
"The Queen".

Roger