The Queen Mother Receive the Freedom of the City -- Sir Rupert de la Bere introduces Aldermen and members of the Corporation to the Queen Mother during the ceremony at the Guildhall. H.M.Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother accompanied by Princess Margaret, drove from Buckingham Palace to the ancient Guildhall, where she received the Freedom of the City of London at the hands of the Lord Mayor Sir Rupert de la Bere. October 28, 1953. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).