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{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px" |+ ! colspan="2" |HM The Queen of the United Kingdom |- | colspan="2" |[[File:Hanover_Olga_1958.png|center|frameless]] |- |'''Titles''' |Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] Princess of [[Hanover]] |- |'''Reign''' |12 October 2016 - present |- |'''Coronation''' |26 May 2017 |- |'''Predecessor''' |[[Princess Judith of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] |- ! colspan="2" |Biographical Information |- |'''Born''' |17 February 1958 (age 68) Hanover, Hanover, Germany |- |'''Spouse''' |[[James IV, King of the United Kingdom]] (m. 1980) |- |'''Issue''' |[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]] |- |'''Name''' |Olga Sophie Charlotte Anna |- |'''House''' |Hanover (by birth) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by marriage) |- |'''Father''' |[[King Ernest Augustus IV of Hanover]] |- |'''Mother''' |[[Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein]] |- |'''Religion''' |Lutheran |} '''Queen Olga of the United Kingdom''' (born ''Princess Olga of Hanover'' on 17 February 1958) is a member of the British Royal Family as the current Queen consort. She is also a member of the Hanoverian Royal Family as the sister of '''[[Ernest Augustus V, King of Hanover]]'''. ==Life== Olga was born the fourth child and second daughter of '''King Ernest Augustus IV of Hanover''' and '''Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein'''. In 2023, Olga was diagnosed with ear cancer. She underwent surgery and was subsequently declared cancer free. ==Marriage and Issue== On 6 June 1980, Olga married '''James, Prince of Wales''' in London. The couple have one son, '''Arthur'''. {| class="wikitable" !Photo !Name !Birth !Death !Marriage |- |[[File:Windsor Arthur.jpg|frameless|150x150px]] |[[Arthur, Prince of Wales]] |22 May 1981 | |[[Infanta Leonor of Spain]] (m. 2014); has issue |} ==Residences== <gallery> File:Residences United Kingdom Buckingham Palace.jpg|link=|Buckingham Palace; Official Residence File:Residences United Kingdom Clarence House.jpg|link=|Clarence House; London Residence (March-May; September-November) File:Residences United Kingdom Windsor Castle.jpg|link=|Windsor Castle; Main Residence (March-May; September-November) File:Residences United Kingdom Sandringham House.jpg|link=|Sandringham House; Winter Residence (December-February) File:Residences United Kingdom Balmoral Castle.jpg|link=|Balmoral Castle; Summer Residence (June-August) File:Residences Hanover Marienburg Castle.jpg|link=|Marienburg Castle; Summer Residence (June-August) </gallery> ==Sartorial Information== ===Tiara Collection=== As Queen, Olga has access to the entirety of the [[British Tiara Collection]]. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.<gallery> File:Tiaras Hanover Olga Diamond Tiara.jpg|(1974) Diamond Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her father File:Tiaras Hanover Olga Ruby Floral Kokoshnik.jpg|(1980) Ruby Floral Kokoshnik; Wedding gift from her in-laws File:Tiaras Hanover Olga Diamond Shamrock Tiara.jpg|(1980) Diamond Shamrock Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents </gallery> ===Clothing Collection=== Clothing Collection ==Titles and Honours== *'''1958-1980''' Princess Olga of Hanover *'''1980-2016''' Olga, Princess of Wales *'''2016-present''' Queen Olga of the United Kingdom ===National Honours=== [[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Order_of_the_Garter.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Garter (2017) [[File:Honours_United_Kingdom_Royal_Victorian_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Royal Victorian Order (1980) ===Foreign Honours=== [[File:Honours_Hanover_Order_of_St._George.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. George (1980) (Hanover) [[File:Honours_Hanover_Order_of_Royal_Guelphic_Order.png|frameless|75x75px]] Royal Guelphic Order (1976) (Hanover) ==Ancestry== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Parents !Grandparents !Great-Grandparents !Great-Great-Grandparents |- |[[King Ernest Augustus IV of Hanover]] |[[King Ernest Augustus III of Hanover]] [[Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia]] |[[King Ernest Augustus II of Hanover]] [[Princess Thyra of Denmark]] [[Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany]] [[Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein]] |[[King George V of Hanover]] [[Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg]] [[King Christian IX of Denmark]] [[Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel]] [[Emperor Frederick III of Germany]] [[Victoria, Princess Royal]] [[Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein]] [[Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg]] |- |[[Princess Ortrud of Schleswig-Holstein]] |[[Prince Albert Christian of Schleswig-Holstein]] [[Princess Hertha of Ysenburg-Budingen]] |[[Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein]] [[Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe]] [[Bruno, Prince of Ysenburg-Budingen]] [[Countess Bertha of Castell-Rudenhausen]] |[[Duke Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein]] [[Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel]] [[Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]] [[Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont]] [[Ernst Casimir II, Prince of Ysenburg-Budingen]] [[Countess Thekla of Erbach-Furstenau]] [[Hereditary Count Adolf of Castell-Rudenhausen]] [[Marie von Thungen]] |} [[Category:Hanover]] [[Category:House Hanover]] [[Category:United Kingdom]] [[Category:Consorts of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Consorts]]
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