Install Queen Mother as London University Chancellor -- The Queen Mother installed as Chancellor of London University. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Thursday installed as Chancellor of London University in a ceremony at Landon's Festival Hall. In her speech of acceptance the Queen Mother said she was particularly proud of the contribution London University was making to the development of new university colleges in the Commonwealth. "Universities provide the main source of trained personnel which must be created before full self-government can today be granted to any country". November 24, 1955.