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She was the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI, and aunt of Elizabeth II. In the First World War, she performed charity work in support of servicemen and their families. She married Henry Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (later the 6th Earl of Harewood), in 1922.
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She was the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II .
Simpson had been presented formally to both King George V and Queen Mary at court, [42] but Mary later refused to meet her either in public or privately. [43] She saw it as her duty to provide moral support for her second son, the reserved Prince Albert, Duke of York. Albert ascended the throne on Edward's abdication, taking the name George VI.
In what would go down as one of the biggest royal family scandals in history, King Edward abdicated the throne in December 1936 and her father suddenly found himself being crowned as King George VI.
King of Norway 1872–1957: Prince Alexander John of Wales 1871: Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor 1896–1986: King Edward VIII Duke of Windsor 1894–1972 r. 1936: King George VI 1895–1952 r. 1936–1952: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002: Mary, Princess Royal 1897–1965: Henry Lascelles 6th Earl of Harewood 1882–1947: Prince ...
As heir presumptive to Edward VIII, Albert became king, taking the regnal name George VI. In September 1939, the British Empire and most Commonwealth countries—but not Ireland—declared war on Nazi Germany, following the invasion of Poland. War with the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Japan followed in 1940 and 1941, respectively. George ...
Then-Princess Elizabeth's father chose to take a new regnal name at the start of his reign, and opted for King George VI, creating continuity from his late father. ... Queen in the same sweep, and ...
Treetops Hotel where Princess Elizabeth was staying when her father, King George VI, died (PA) When Philip heard the news that George VI had died, the duke looked as if half the world had been ...