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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 that the cause of death was a "coronary thrombosis."
- Rolf F. Barth, L. Maximillian Buja
- 2021
Feb 5, 2024 · King George VI died suddenly in his sleep on 6 February 1952 after 16 years on the throne following his brother’s abdication in December 1936. An official statement published later claimed the...
Sep 13, 2022 · 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 remembers it to be "a time of sorrow...
Sep 15, 2022 · Richard Nelsson. Thu 15 Sep 2022 05.00 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...
Feb 6, 2012 · The cause of death was coronary thrombosis. George was succeeded by his eldest daughter Elizabeth, who became Queen Elizabeth II . “There is real love and affection for the new Queen...
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Oct 10, 2022 · While he was described as having died "peacefully in his sleep" evidence reported by the National Library of Medicine suggests he most likely died from metastatic lung cancer, a diagnosis that purportedly was kept a secret –- from the press, the public, the medical community at large, and even the king himself.
Apr 3, 2014 · On the morning of February 6, 1952, George VI was discovered dead in bed at the age of 56. He previously suffered from lung cancer and had a lung removed; it was later determined that he had...