Mary of Teck's son married an Australian socialite.
Mary of Teck . After George 's death in 1936 , she became queen mother when her eldest son , Edward , ascended the throne , but to her dismay , he abdicated later the same year in order to marry twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson . Esme Mary Sorrett Fink ( 15 September 1894 -- 20 November 1967 ) , popularly known as Molly Fink was an Australian socialite and wife of Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman , the Raja of the princely state of Pudukkottai . Margaret Sheila Mackellar Chisholm ( 9 September 1895 -- 13 October 1969 ) was an Australian socialite and `` it girl '' in British high society during and after World War I .