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George VI 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 of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949.
George VI (born Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor; [1] 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952. He became king when his older brother, Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson.
Sep 15, 2022 · Last modified on Thu 20 Oct 2022 07.44 EDT. 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 ...
