When did King George VI die?
February 6, 1952
George VI/Date of death
The King failed to recover from a lung operation, and died in his sleep on 6 February 1952 at Sandringham; he was aged 56. After lying in state at Westminster Hall, the King’s funeral was held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, where he lies buried.
Where was Elizabeth When King George died?
Mount Kenya
On February 6th, 1952, the then Princess Elizabeth found out that her father, King George VI had died. At the time she was staying at the Treetops hotel in the foothills of Mount Kenya.
What was the date of King George VI coronation?
12 May 1937
Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were crowned on 12 May 1937 following the abdication of his brother King Edward VIII.
How long after her father’s death was the queen crowned?
In 1937, the 11 year old Princess Elizabeth had watched her father, King George VI, crowned in the elaborate ceremony and 16 years later on 2 June 1953, her own official coronation was to take place.
What did George the 6th die of?
coronary thrombosis
It was his last public appearance. Six days later, at 07:30 GMT on the morning of 6 February, he was found dead in bed at Sandringham House in Norfolk. He had died in the night from a coronary thrombosis at age 56. His daughter flew back to Britain from Kenya as Queen Elizabeth II.
Who was the last royal to die?
The Queen, with great sadness, has asked for the following announcement to be made immediately. Her beloved sister, Princess Margaret, died peacefully in her sleep this morning at 6.30am, in The King Edward VII Hospital.
Why did they break a stick at King George’s funeral?
As the body was placed in the vault, the Lord Chamberlain was said to have followed the historic practice of breaking his white staff of office to symbolize the end of his period of service to the late monarch.
Why did Churchill delay Queen Elizabeth’s coronation?
In “The Queen Mother: The Official Biography,” William Shawcross wrote that the coronation was fixed for June 2, 1953, because “Churchill had been against having it in 1952 because he felt that the country’s economic crisis was so serious that not a single working day should be lost.”
