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Apr 30, 2023 · Supported by the Queen, George had became a symbol of national strength during the war. The conflict had taken a toll on his health, though, and on 6 January 1952, aged 56, he died from complications after having surgery for lung cancer. George, the reluctant king, stepped up to perform his national duty when Edward abdicated in 1936.
- His Name Was Inspired by His Birthday
- He Fought at One of The Greatest Naval Battles of All Time
- The Queen Mother Turned Him Down
- He Played at Wimbledon
- His Coronation Was The First to Be Televised
- He Was Almost Killed During World War Two
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. Queen Victoria was still mourning her beloved husband to an obsessive degree, and 14 December had even been de...
On 31 May 1916, Britain and Germany clashed at the Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the Great War. It was an inferno of fire and blood where thousands of British seamen died, and right there in the thick of battle was the future George VI. The prince served on the dreadnought battleship the HMS Collingwood, and recounted his dramatic ...
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. It was here that he met Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the popular socialite who would become enshrined in the national consciousness as the Queen Mother. But, while Bertie was besotted from the s...
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. It wasn’t an auspicious appearance, however, with Albert and Louis thrashed in straight sets by their oppon...
So much has been made of the impact of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on the mass media, that it’s easy to forget that her father George VI’s coronation in 1937 was in fact the first to be televised. It was a milestone moment for the BBC Television Service, which had only come into existence the year before, and three cameras (half of the BBC’s to...
George VI and Queen Elizabeth decided to stay in London during World War Two, despite German bombing raids. Their resolve in the face of danger almost cost them their lives on 13 September 1940, when bombs hit the courtyard at Buckingham Palace. The Queen was at that very moment trying to remove an eyelash from the King’s eye. As she later describe...
Albert Frederick Arthur George was born in December 1895, the second son of King George V. Known to the family as Bertie, George was shy and perfectly content to not be the heir apparent to the ...
May 26, 2024 · In 1936, George VI‘s elder brother, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American socialite. This decision plunged the monarchy into a constitutional crisis and thrust George VI into the role of king. As he ascended the throne, George VI faced the daunting task of restoring public faith in the monarchy.
Mar 26, 2021 · Why was King George VI known as the “reluctant king”? George was known for being shy and famously had a stutter, something which was explored in detail in the 2010 filmThe King’s Speech, ...
George VI was seen as sharing the hardships of the common people and his popularity soared. Buckingham Palace was bombed during the Blitz while the King and Queen were there, and his younger brother the Duke of Kent was killed on active service. George became known as a symbol of British determination to win the war.
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Aug 13, 2021 · Gustave Lanctot, The Royal Tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Canada and the United States of America, 1939 (1964) Sarah Bradford, The Reluctant King: The Life & Reign of George VI, 1895–1952 (1990) Philip Ziegler, George VI: The Dutiful King (2014) Denis Judd, George VI (1982, 2012)
