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The body of George VI was moved from the Royal Vault on 26 March 1969 and reinterred in the newly-built King George VI Memorial Chapel. [20] His daughter, Princess Margaret, died on 9 February 2002 and, in accordance with her wishes, a private funeral was held at St George's Chapel.
King George VI was a heavy smoke; but his lung cancer diagnosis was left out of the announcement of his death
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 ...
The first was that the Queen's eldest son, Prince Charles, be prepared for confirmation, and the second was that a specific resting place be found for her father, King George VI. [3] Following his funeral service at St George's Chapel, George's remains had been transferred to the royal vault beneath the chapel. George's death was unexpected ...
The tiny King George VI Memorial Chapel houses the remains of the Queen’s father George VI, her mother the Queen Mother and sister Princess Margaret. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were ...
Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday that Queen Elizabeth II's final resting place has a new ledger stone at the King George VI Memorial Chapel.The Palace released a new photo of the ledger ...
Initially, codenames were used by key officials in an effort to prevent switchboard operators of Buckingham Palace from learning of the death prior to a public announcement. [4] [5] When King George VI died in 1952, key government officials were informed with the phrase "Hyde Park Corner". [1]
The funeral of the Queen’s father, King George VI, took place in St George’s Chapel on February 15, 1952. ... The Dean of Windsor’s bidding, which was written after the Queen’s death ...