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Feb 6, 2002 · Having retired to his rooms in Sandringham House at 2230 GMT - after a day's shooting - King George VI goes to bed in the very building where he was born in 1895. Soon after falling asleep, the King suffers a coronary thrombosis, a fatal blood clot in his heart. He is 56-years-old.
Mother. Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck. Signature. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon [b] (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was also the last Empress of India from 1936 until the British Raj ...
Feb 23, 2020 · 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 ...
The war effort had been crushing and the King’s health was permanently affected. He had been a heavy smoker and in 1951 had his left lung removed. He died suddenly in the winter of 1952. King George VI's Signature Quotes: ‘The highest of distinctions is service to others’ - King George VI. Timeline for King George VI
A life worn down by a world war and excessive smoking put George VI in poor health. He developed lung cancer, arteriosclerosis, and a clotting disorder called Buerger’s disease. At only 56-years-old, he died from coronary thrombosis. Did You Know? King George VI had a stutter!
The continuation of hemoptysis following surgery suggested that his cancer had spread to his right lung. Although he made a slow and uneventful recovery from his surgery, King George VI died suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep on February 6, 1952, at the age of 56. Since the King had a history of peripheral vascular disease, it was assumed ...
Sep 19, 2022 · King George VI died on Wednesday, February 6, 1952, aged 56. The King had been ill with coronary thrombosis for some time and struggling to recover from an operation. At 10.45am, it was announced ...
