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Henry VI of England (1421–1471; ruled 1422–1461 and 1470–1471). [8]: 586 A breakdown in 1453 caused him to neglect state affairs for more than a year. A Lord Protector was appointed on that and two subsequent occasions to govern the kingdom, and after his Queen, Margaret of Anjou conducted state affairs for him.
King George VI died suddenly in his sleep on 6 February 1952 after 16 years on the throne following his brother’s abdication in December 1936.. An official statement published later claimed the ...
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Princess Elizabeth with RAF personnel during World War II. Following the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, the United Kingdom and the self-governing Dominions other than Ireland declared war on Nazi Germany. [77] The King and Queen resolved to stay in London, despite German bombing raids.
King George VI’s brother was the reigning monarch until he abdicated the throne in January 1936. Like his brother, he was a frequent smoker and died in 1972 after battling throat cancer. Show ...
Sir Clement Price Thomas KCVO MRCS LRCP FRCS FRCP [1] (22 November 1893 – 19 March 1973) [2] was a pioneering Welsh thoracic surgeon most famous for his 1951 operation on King George VI. [ 3 ] Following a scholarship to Westminster Hospital Medical School , Price Thomas was posted to the Middle East at the onset of the First World War .
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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.
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841–1910) Issue: Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, George V, Louise, Princess Royal, Princess Victoria, Maud, Queen of Norway, Prince Alexander John