#i'm leaning towards dowager cos i was at uni before i realised “the queen mother” wasn't just posh for “the _queen's_ mother”

[nostalgia-tblr]

fic question: which is less confusing/ambiguous - "the queen mother" or "the dowager"? or is there something else i should go with?

(the scene features a different queen who is also a mother and i just want to be sure it's clear who is being referred to.)