Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Who was the last British Empress Consort of India?"
...Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was the last Empress Consort of India. After the death of King George V of England, Prince Edward ascended to the throne as King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. His was a short reign of only 11 months, as he abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. His brother, Prince Albert, ascended to the throne as King George VI of the United Kingdom. His wife, Elizabeth became Queen Consort Elizabeth at their coronation in 1937. The title Emperor and Empress Consort of India became defunct when India became a republic in 1950. Source: TheQueenMotherElizabeth.blogspot.com
