The Resume

(August 4, 1900-March 30, 2002)
Birth name was Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
Married Albert, Duke of York (April 26, 1923)
When Edward VIII abdicated the throne, Albert became King George VI (May 12, 1937)
Daughters Elizabeth and Margaret became heirs to the throne

Why she might be annoying:

She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, living in a family that owned three luxurious houses at her birth.
She still gets special treatment over commoners.
She never allowed herself to be interviewed.

Why she might not be annoying:

When Albert, Duke of York asked her to marry him, she turned him down (1921).
She did accept his second proposals and married him months later (1923).
The royal family was thinking of fleeing to North America during World War II.
She staunchly supported staying in England, prompting Hitler to call her 'the most dangerous woman in Europe.'
She was left handed.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• British Royalty: Windsors
• Chess Names
• Chris Kattan Impersonations
• Christopher Hitchens Doesn't Like Me
• Holiday Names
• I am Left Handed - Female [M-Z]
• I Attended Prince Charles-Lady Diana Spencer's Royal Wedding [July 29, 1981]
• I Died in 2002 (Ranked: 101)
• I Drive a Land/Range Rover
• I Gave Birth by Cesarean Section
• I Lived to 100 (Ranked: 101)
• Look at My Bling Bling
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Order of Canada Recipients
• Profiles 2501-2750 (Ranked: 2504)
• Snaggle Tooth
• Top 100 Great Britons [BBC, 2002] (Ranked: 61)
• Weather Names

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 40 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 101 Votes: 53.47% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 55 Votes: 32.73% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 120 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 74 Votes: 44.59% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 167 Votes: 51.50% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 60 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 71 Votes: 54.93% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 75 Votes: 58.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 58 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 60 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 121 Votes: 62.81% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 99 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 86 Votes: 46.51% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 43.18% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 111 Votes: 40.54% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 131 Votes: 52.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 179 Votes: 46.37% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 422 Votes: 44.31% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 473 Votes: 43.55% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1203 Votes: 46.88% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 3809 Votes: 39.28% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 823 Votes: 52.37% Annoying