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Recorded 8 May 1945. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head ...
King George VI was a heavy smoker, and the stress of the war took a toll on his health. He developed lung cancer, and in 1952 died in his sleep from a coronary thrombosis. He was 56. Princess ...
5 days ago · News •. The secret document that puts the death of George VI’s brother in a new light • Nov. 14, 2024, 1:36 AM ET (The Telegraph) George VI (born December 14, 1895, Sandringham, Norfolk, England—died February 6, 1952, Sandringham) was the king of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. Queen Elizabeth, King George VI, Princess Margaret ...
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Nov 25, 2020 · The Queen's father, King George VI, was never meant to be king, but ascended the throne following the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII. He was staid, dutiful, hesitant and insecure – and the public loved him for it. Here, Denis Judd reveals how the George VI's sheer ordinariness – including his famous stammer – helped make him the ...
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- His name was inspired by his birthday. Prince Albert, the future George VI, was born on 14 December 1895. This was an inconvenient coincidence for the royal family, since 14 December was the date on which his great-grandfather and namesake Prince Albert had died decades before.
- He fought at one of the greatest naval battles of all time. On 31 May 1916, Britain and Germany clashed at the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the Great War.
- The Queen Mother turned him down. The course of British history would have turned out very differently if the young Albert didn’t attend a party thrown by a certain Lord and Lady Farquhar in 1920.
- He played at Wimbledon. An avid tennis player, George VI has the distinction of being the only member of the royal family to play at Wimbledon. It happened in 1926, when the then-prince competed in the doubles tournament alongside his friend and equerry Louis Greig.
Apr 30, 2023 · The four kings of the United Kingdom between 1901 and 1952: Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and George VI in December 1908. Made famous by the 2010 film The King’s Speech, Albert had a stammer. His stammer and embarrassment over it, coupled with a naturally shy character, made Albert appear less confident in public than the heir, Edward.
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Aug 13, 2021 · King George VI (George VI, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India) (born 14 December 1895 at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk, United Kingdom; died 6 February 1952 at Sandringham House, Norfolk). The father of Queen Elizabeth II (1926 to 2022 ...
