Did the Queen Mother have black teeth?

Her namesake queen Elizabeth the 1st, had almost black teeth due to her love of sugar and would brush her teeth with Honey. The Queen mother grew up in an era where dentistry consisted of mostly extractions to solve a problem, and although she had better dentistry options later in life, she opted not to have them.
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Why did Queen Mother have brown teeth?

There are a number of reasons why her teeth were so discoloured. The Queen Mother was, by many accounts, a party girl! Wining, dining, and cake played a large part, as did gin and cigarettes in her lifestyle. Two of the worst things you can indulge in, as far as your teeth are concerned.
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Did Queen Elizabeth have black teeth?

Wealthy Brits did not hesitate to indulge their sweet tooth, and it was no different for the monarch, Queen Elizabeth I. The queen was especially fond of sweets, but not so fond of the dentist. Her teeth rotted; they turned black and gave off a foul odor.
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Did Queen Mother have a colostomy?

In December 1966, she underwent an operation to remove a tumour, after she was diagnosed with colon cancer. Despite the rumours which subsequently spread, she did not have a colostomy. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1984 and a lump was removed from her breast.
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Was Queen Elizabeth conceived Thru artificial insemination?

Their two girls were their mother's and father's progeny, they were simply conceived by artificial inception. Elizabeth didn't do sex.” Lady Campbell also claimed the Queen Mother was actually the daughter of her family's French cook, an “early version of surrogacy” which was common in aristocratic circles.
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Was Elizabeth Bowes Lyons illegitimate?

Until recently I had never heard her theory that Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (better known to us as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother) was not the daughter of her legal mother, but in fact the result of a 'surrogacy' arrangement between her father, the future Earl of Strathmore and Kingmore, and Marguerite Rodiere, a French ...
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Did the Queen Mother buy a castle in Scotland for 100?

' It's not known how much she paid for it – some say it was £1, some say the owners just gave it to her, others say she paid £100. The owners were going to abandon it anyway. The Queen Mother used her own money to renovate the castle and bring it up to modern standards.
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Who famous has a colostomy bag?

Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the USA and Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War II. Fred Astaire, legendary Hollywood dancer, singer and actor. Red Skelton, American comedy entertainer with a career spanning decades.
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What health problems did the Queen Mother have?

She also had recurring problems with throat spasms which caused food to become lodged there. Her sight began to fail and she underwent a successful operation to remove a cataract. When she was younger, the Queen Mother had major surgery, undergoing operations for an abdominal obstruction and a troublesome appendix.
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What did the Tudors use for toilet paper?

Toilet paper was unknown in the Tudor period. Paper was a precious commodity for the Tudors – so they used salt water and sticks with sponges or mosses placed at their tops, while royals used the softest lamb wool and cloths (Emerson 1996, p.
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How did the Tudors smell?

Given the lack of soap and baths and an aversion to laundering clothes, a Tudor by any other name would smell as rancid. Did the Tudors smell? Modern noses would find the smell of the Tudors disgusting. To Tudor noses, modern bodies would reek of harsh chemicals.
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How did Queen Elizabeth lose her teeth?

Queen Elizabeth had teeth that were blackened by decay. She had even lost many teeth due to her sugary diet. She had lost so many teeth that foreign ambassadors claimed she was hard to understand. The problem was that Elizabeth had a great fear of dentists, or barber-surgeons as they were called back then.
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Why didnt Freddie Mercury fix his teeth?

However, Freddy was never ready to get his teeth fixed. Although he could certainly afford it later in his career, Freddie Mercury refused to correct his alignment issue because he believed it contributed to his incredible range. He feared that changing his teeth would negatively affect his singing ability.
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Why did English royalty wear white?

It is known however that she contracted smallpox in 1562 which left her face scarred. She took to wearing white lead makeup to cover the scars. In later life, she suffered the loss of her hair and her teeth, and in the last few years of her life, she refused to have a mirror in any of her rooms.
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What is Queen Elizabeth diet?

Simply cooked meat and vegetables lead the way, with space for pheasant or venison should the Queen wish. Of course, Queen Elizabeth loves a Sunday roast just as much as anyone else. Along with chocolate, the Queen enjoys some strawberries or peaches for dessert.
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Did Queen Elizabeth ever break a bone?

A palace spokesperson said at the time: "She was out riding on Saturday as usual when her horse tripped and fell and the queen fell onto her left wrist. The fracture is to the scaphoid bone. "It is not a serious break, it is just an inconvenient thing.
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Why was Princess Margaret in a wheelchair?

Princess Margaret At Clarence House She Is In A Wheelchair After Suffering A Number Of Strokes. Helping Her Is The Queen Mother's Butler William Tallon.
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Why was Princess Margaret cremated?

PRINCESS Margaret wanted to be cremated because she found the alternative Royal burial ground "gloomy", a life-long friend said last night. Lady Glenconner said the late Princess had not wanted to end up at Frogmore in Windsor Great Park, where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are buried.
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Do you fart with a colostomy bag?

From your stoma, gas usually leaks very slowly into your stoma bag. There are vents provided to help address this and to prevent the dreaded ballooning (where gas builds up inside the pouch) but they don't really let that much out at a time. However, lots of stoma bags do have filters that stop there being any pong.
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Does Jim Carrey have a colostomy bag?

Jim Carrey: Fox News 'A Media Colostomy Bag That Has Begun To Burst At The Seams' Jim Carrey has some harsh words for Fox News. Carrey released a statement on Friday blasting the conservative news network as "a media colostomy bag that has begun to burst at the seams."
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Do Stomas smell?

Smell and gas

Most people will be aware of the smell of their colostomy because it's their own body. But someone standing next to you will not be able to smell the stoma. You'll have more gas than usual immediately after having a colostomy, but this will slowly reduce as your bowel recovers.
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Who lives in the Castle of Mey now?

It is now open seven days a week from 1 May until 30 September each year, with a closed period of ten days at the end of July and the beginning of August, when the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall usually stay at Mey.
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Is the Castle of Mey still in the royal family?

Royal Ownership

Despite its poor condition, Her Majesty purchased the castle that year and set about renovating and restoring both the castle and its gardens and parklands, which extended to about 30 acres. She also restored the castle's original name changing Barrogill Castle back to The Castle of Mey.
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