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The funeral of George VI took place on 15 February. Mourners, including representatives of foreign governments, were assembled outside Westminster Hall by 8:15 am. At 9:30 am George VI's coffin was carried from Westminster Hall by eight soldiers of the Grenadier Guards and placed on a gun carriage.
Feb 2, 2002 · On January 31st, looking tired and frail four months after an operation for lung cancer, the King waved goodbye to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at London Airport as they set off to East Africa.
Sep 18, 2022 · 70 years ago, King George VI was laid to rest in a formal state funeral in London. On Monday, September 19, his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II will follow one last time in the steps of her...
In this footage from London in 1952, King George VI is given a state funeral to honour his Royal reign. It shows the conveyance of the body from Westminster Hall to Windsor. Many monarchs...
On 6 February 1952, George VI, King of the United Kingdom, died at the age of 56, at Sandringham House, after a prolonged cancer. His state funeral took place on 15 February 1952. A period of national mourning commenced and his elder daughter and successor, Queen Elizabeth II, was proclaimed the new monarch by the Accession Council.
Sep 18, 2022 · The funeral of King George VI was held on 15 February 1952. Credit: PA. The last state funeral for a sovereign in the UK was for the Queen's father, King George VI. George VI became King...
Sep 16, 2022 · Images taken in 1952 following the death of the Queen's father, King George VI, reveal just how much the country — and the world — have changed.
