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2 days ago · After his death, the King's body lay in state for three days in Westminster Hall. During this period, about 300,000 people filed past the coffin to pay their respects. The picture shows Princess ...
2 days ago · The Duke of York (later King George VI) competing at Wimbledon. Hulton Archive—Getty Images In 1926, King George VI, father to Queen Elizabeth II, made history as the first—and last—royal to ...
5 days ago · The 1944 King's Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 2 June 1944 for the United Kingdom and British Empire, New Zealand, and South Africa.
4 days ago · List of knights and ladies of the Garter. The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member ...
5 days ago · Princess Anne was born on August 15, 1950. She celebrated her 73rd birthday in 2023. She was born during the reign of her grandfather, King George VI, at Clarence House. Anne was the second child and only daughter of then-Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
5 days ago · None. Pope Alexander VI [Note 2] (born Rodrigo de Borja; [Note 3] 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) ( epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian ")) [6] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into the prominent Borgia family in Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia under the Crown ...
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