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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) 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 ...
On 6 February 1952, George VI, King of the United Kingdom, died at the age of 56, at Sandringham House, after a prolonged cancer. His state funeral took place on 15 February 1952. A period of national mourning commenced and his eldest daughter and successor, [a] Queen Elizabeth II was proclaimed the new monarch by the Accession Council.
26 de ago. de 2020 · King George VI died suddenly in his sleep on 6 February 1952. It was a moment that shocked the nation – cinemas, sports grounds and theatres were closed, television programmes were not broadcast, and even Parliament was adjourned as a mark of respect.
- Elinor Evans
19 de abr. de 2024 · George VI, British king from 1936 to 1952 who was a symbol of courage and strength for his people during World War II, partly by battling his stammer. He assumed the throne on December 11, 1936, after his brother Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson of the United States.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
8 de sept. de 2022 · El Palacio de Buckingham anunciaba la muerte del Rey Jorge VI. “Se anunció desde Sandringham a las 10.45 horas de hoy, 6 de febrero de 1952, que el Rey, que se retiró a descansar anoche con su salud habitual, falleció tranquilamente mientras dormía esta mañana”, fue el comunicado oficial. Jorge, aún joven, fallecía a los 56 años.
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."
As Queen Elizabeth II lies in state, people across the West have been remembering what happened in the days and weeks following King George VI's death in 1952. Stan Jones, 88, remembered...
