Mary of Teck's son abdicated the throne in 1936.
Mary of Teck ( Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes ; 26 May 1867 -- 24 March 1953 ) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Empress of India as the wife of King-Emperor George V. 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 . She supported her second son , Albert , who succeeded to the throne as George VI , until his death in 1952 .