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It was packed with people," he added. George Moss said the death of King George VI was "very upsetting for me and the family". George Moss, 82, from Bristol, was 13 when the King died and ...
Feb 2, 2002 · Richard Cavendish describes the King's funeral on 15 February 1952. On January 31st, looking tired and frail four months after an operation for lung cancer, the King waved goodbye to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at London Airport as they set off to East Africa. His doctors had kept the truth of his condition from him and though ...
Sep 12, 2022 · I t was the fortnight that marked the end of King George VI’s 15-year reign and the beginning of the second Elizabethan era. The King’s death shocked the country and sent the nation into mourning.
Sep 20, 2022 · Get the full story of what happened when the father of Queen Elizabeth II, also known as King George VI, died, and how the royal went from Princess to Queen overnight.
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Sep 18, 2022 · King George VI died at Sandringham on February 6, 1952, at the age of 56. Then-Princess Elizabeth had been in Kenya on royal tour, but quickly returned to the UK to join her family.
Jan 31, 2012 · Announcing the death of King George VI. On 6 February, 1952, King George VI died peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House. As the news of the King's death spread, all cinemas and theatres ...
Sep 15, 2022 · T he news of the death of King George VI came to Fleet Street at 10.45am on 6 February 1952 and within minutes newspaper sellers in central London were chalking on their boards: “The King is Dead.
