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The King George VI Memorial Chapel is part of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England. The chapel was commissioned by Elizabeth II in 1962 as a burial place for her father, George VI, and was completed in 1969.
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St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle...
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On 6 February 1952, George VI, King of the United Kingdom,...
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St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England is a castle chapel built in the late-medieval Perpendicular Gothic style. It is a Royal Peculiar (a church under the direct jurisdiction of the monarch), and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter.
On 6 February 1952, George VI, King of the United Kingdom, died at the age of 56, at Sandringham House, after a prolonged cancer. His state funeral took place on 15 February 1952.
King Edward IV (d. 1483) Queen Elizabeth Woodville (d. 1492) Princess Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar, niece of Queen Adelaide (d.1832) King George VI Memorial Chapel: King George VI (d.1952, buried in chapel 1969) Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (d.2002) Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d.2002) (ashes)
May 13, 2021 · St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle has been in the spotlight with the committal service of Queen Elizabeth II (19 September 2022), the funeral of Prince Philip (17 April 2021) and the...
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Feb 8, 2020 · The King George VI Memorial Chapel is the last resting place of the current Queen's parents, Elizabeth The Queen Mother, King George VI (perhaps you've seen The King's Speech?) and the ashes of Princess Margaret, the late sister of the Queen.