Mary Bowes-Lyon
| Mary | |
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| Queen Mary at the wedding of Edward, Prince of Norfolk | |
| Queen Consort of Kiribati and Tarawa | |
| Reign | 30 April 1990 – present |
| Spouse | Victor Emmanuel I |
| Issue | Edward, Prince of Norfolk George, Duke of Lancaster Anne, Duchess of Nottingham Sophia, Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, Duchess of Stanford |
| House | House of Grimaldi (by marriage) House of Bowes-Lyon (by birth) |
| Father | Geoffrey Bowes-Lyon, 7th Earl of Marbury |
| Mother | Anna Louisa von Westphalen |
| Born | 3 June 1965 (age 49) Marbury, Tarawa |
| Religion | Church of Tarawa |
Queen Mary of Kiribati-Tarawa (née Mary Josefine Bowes-Lyon; born 3 June 1965) is the spouse of King Victor Emmanuel I of Kiribati and Tarawa and the mother of his heir-apparent, Edward, Prince of Norfolk. By her marriage to the King, she is Queen Consort of Kiribati and Tarawa, a position she has held since the coronation of her husband in 1990.
Early Life
Mary Bowes-Lyon was born in Humbershire, Kiribati, a county in northern Kiribati, in her family's estate, Hacksby Park in 1965. Her father was Geoffrey Bowes-Lyon, a wealthy hereditary Earl. Her father became extremely wealthy when he discovered oil deposits on his barren farming estate. By 1970, Lord Bowes-Lyon was the wealthiest peer in Kiribati. As such, Mary grew up highly privileged.
In 1976, at the age of eleven, Mary was sent to Marbury Girls' School, a prestigious boarding school.
