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  2. Death and state funeral of George VI - Wikipedia

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    Sandringham House in Norfolk, where the King died. George VI had undergone a lung operation in September 1951 from which he never fully recovered. In the evening of 5 February 1952, he had a meal with his family at Sandringham House, Norfolk, and retired to bed at 10:30 pm. [1] He died in his sleep on 6 February 1952 at the age of 56. [2]

  3. How reluctant King George VI died of lung cancer aged just 56

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    King George VI was a heavy smoke; but his lung cancer diagnosis was left out of the announcement of his death. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  4. George VI - Wikipedia

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    He was interred initially in the Royal Vault until he was transferred to the King George VI Memorial Chapel inside St George's on 26 March 1969. [118] In 2002, fifty years after his death, the remains of his widow, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the ashes of his younger daughter, Princess Margaret, who both died that year, were interred ...

  5. Operation Menai Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The death of King George VI was communicated by using the phrase "Hyde Park Corner", to avoid Buckingham Palace switchboard operators learning the news too soon.For Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Operation Tay Bridge was put into motion upon her death.

  6. How King George VI, the Father of Queen Elizabeth II ... - AOL

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    Here’s how King George became king and helped prepare the future queen to one day ascend the throne herself upon his death in 1952. The post How King George VI, the Father of Queen Elizabeth II ...

  7. St George’s Chapel the setting for royal family’s final ...

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    The funeral of the Queen’s father, King George VI, took place in St George’s Chapel on February 15, 1952. ... which was written after the Queen’s death, included the words: “Here, in St ...

  8. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Memorial, situated between The Mall and Carlton Gardens in central London, is a memorial to King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth. [1] Completed in its present form in 2009, the memorial incorporates an earlier, Grade II listed statue of George VI by William McMillan , unveiled by his daughter ...

  9. King Charles cancer diagnosis: The history of illnesses in ...

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    King George VI. On February 6 1952, King George VI died in the middle of the night. He had survived a major operation to remove his left lung in September 1951, but succumbed to a blood clot just ...