On 31 January 1952, despite advice from those close to him, the King went to London Airport to see off Princess Elizabeth, who was going on her tour of Australia via Kenya. On the morning of 6 February, George VI was discovered dead in bed at Sandringham House in Norfolk. He had died from a coronary thrombosis in his sleep at the age of 56.
Queen Marie of Romania holding her grandson, the future King Peter II of Yugoslavia, her husband Ferdinand of Romania, with the then Duke and Duchess of York
British Monarch. He ascended the throne on December 11, 1936, after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII. Generally considered a man of weak character, he showed, during the World War II, to have energy and great charisma. He had a valid help from his wife Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Sir Winston Churchill, ...
King George VI Family Order A little bit of history It is the tradition for most royal families. Family orders are a personal gift of a Sovereign and are given to female members of the immediate fa…
