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 ...

Elizabeth II describes to a man named Richard in a letter from 1952 how she was 'touched' by his message of sympathy after ...

It is a royal death that has never been satisfactorily ... a cousin by marriage of King George VI – who was one of the first ...

John Snagge reads the formal announcement from Sandringham that King George VI has died peacefully in his sleep. Expressing sympathy for the Queen and the Royal Family on behalf of the BBC ...

King George VI made his first broadcast on Christmas Day. King George VI unexpectedly ascended to the throne in December 1936 ...

The gun being used for the procession and funeral of the Queen Mother was also used when her husband, King George VI, died 50 years ago. Called the George Gun, it weighs 1.5 tons with its limber ...

His birthday, 129 years ago today, fell on the 34th anniversary of the death of his great-grandfather ... and he was crowned King George VI on May 12, 1937, in Westminster Abbey.

King George VI never sought the throne but was called upon to reign at a time of huge political turmoil that would result in ...