My goodness - even in the 1890's the press was fabricating stories about the Royal Family ! Clearly from the evidence posted, Queen Mary was not a Lady of the Order of the Thistle. --Previous Message-- : I thought that, as tomorrow is the day when : the Order of the Thistle is celebrated some : information on the Insignia presented to : King George and Queen Mary in 1893 might be : of interest. : : I find some of the information perplexing. : : The Dundee Courier and Argus 11 August : 1893 had an item showing that a set of : Insignia for the Order of the Thistle was : given to the the then Duke and Duchess of : York, later King George V and Queen Mary, as : a wedding present. : : In one part of the report it says that the : gift was to the Duke and Duchess of York. : : : But the caption accompanying one of the : images specifically says that part of the : Insigna was a gift from the Ladies of : Scotland to the then Duchess of York (later : Queen Mary) : : : : Yet, the first Lady of the Thistle was Queen : Elizabeth the Queen Mother. : : : That report is confirmed in official : material about the Order of the Thistle, so : presumably there was some inaccuracy in the : report in 1893 that the Insignia was also : presented to Queen Mary, then the Duchess of : York. :
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