Lady May Abel Smith

"May of Teck" and "Lady May Cambridge" redirect here. Not to be confused with Mary of Teck or Lady Mary Cambridge.

Lady May Abel Smith
BornPrincess May Helen Emma of Teck
(1906-01-23)23 January 1906
Claremont, Esher, Surrey, England
Died29 May 1994(1994-05-29) (aged 88)
Cromwell Hospital, London, England
Buried9 June 1994
Royal Burial Ground, Frogmore
Noble familyTeck/Cambridge
Spouse
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(m. 1931; died 1993)​
Issue
FatherAlexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
MotherPrincess Alice of Albany

Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith (formerly Lady May Cambridge, née Princess May of Teck; 23 January 1906 – 29 May 1994) was a member of the British royal family. On her mother's side, she was a great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and on her father's side, a great-great-granddaughter of King George III (paternal grandfather of Queen Victoria) and the niece of Queen Mary (née Princess Mary of Teck). She led a private life in Britain. From 1958 until 1966, she lived in Brisbane, while her husband, Sir Henry Abel Smith, served as the governor of Queensland.

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