1936--1952 George Vl King of England

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. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.Married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Elizabeth II Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
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The last King George: George VI, pictured with his wife Queen Elizabeth, reigned from 1936 until his death in 1952
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The last King George: George VI, pictured with his wife Queen Elizabeth, reigned from 1936 until his death in 1952
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1952 - Funeral procession of King George VI
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The day that Britain's young Princess ascended the throne
"I shall always work as my father did," she vowed after King George VI's death in 1952.
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1952: The front page of the Sunday Graphic newspaper, after the death of King George VI, with a headline "The King the People loved, the Queen who is our Hope"
Allied leaders - 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. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
Allied leaders - 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. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
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Photos: Queen Elizabeth II through the years
Queen Elizabeth II, left, stands with grandmother Queen Mary, center, and her mother, Queen Elizabeth, at the entrance to London's Westminster Hall as her father's coffin arrives to lie in state on Feb. 11, 1952. Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne Feb. 6, upon the death of her father, King George VI.
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Queen Elizabeth II, in mourning following the death of King George VI, February, 1952.
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Newly crowned, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Philip Duke of Edinburgh, HRH Princess Margaret and Her Majesty Elizabeth The Queen Mother on June 2,1953. Elizabeth became Queen on February 6,1952 upon the death of her father, HM King George VI, but the coronation did not take place for more than a year. Elizabeth was only 26 years old.
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theprincessespalace: Dressed in black mourning following the Death of King George VI, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret attend Trooping the Colour in 1952.
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Queens Elizabeth II, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and Mary mourning George VI
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The moment a princess became a queen
BBC news archive footage shows how the death of King George VI was received across the country.
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The Funeral at Windsor of King George VI. 1952. The Royal Windsor Website.com by ThamesWeb
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Londoners read of the death of HM King George VI at Sandringham House, Norfolk, on 6th February 1952
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