ON THIS DAY IN ROYAL HISTORY . 26 MAY 1867 . Queen Mary was born . . ◼ Born Princess Victoria Mary (“May”) of Teck, she was born at Kensington Palace, London. Her father was Prince Francis, Duke of Teck, the son of Duke Alexander of Württemberg by his morganatic wife, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde. Her mother was Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, the third child & younger daughter of Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, & Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel. . ◼ She was baptised in the Chapel Royal of Kensington Palace on 27 July 1867 by Charles Thomas Longley, Archbishop of Canterbury, & her three godparents were Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII & May’s future father-in-law), & Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Cambridge. . ▪ Before she became Queen, she was known to her family, friends & the public by the diminutive name of “May”, after her birth month. . 👑 QUEEN MARY (Mary of Teck , full name; Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; b.26 May 1867 – d.24 March 1953) was Queen consort of the United Kingdom & the British Dominions, & Empress consort of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V. Mary is the Grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. . . Visit my website for biography of Queen Mary, check the stories and swipe up 👍 . .⬅️ . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1867 #d26may #QueenMary #MaryofTeck #HouseofWürttemberg #RoyalFamily #History #HouseofWindsor #BritishMonarchy (at Kensington Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqHGjdjA1o/?igshid=1f6cehcf7ppue