KING George VI was the father of the late Queen Elizabeth II. He was not the direct heir to the throne but him becoming the King of England changed the course of British history. Here’s every… ...

Queen Elizabeth's funeral will come 70 years after father King George VI's, and her coffin will rest in the same place: the King George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor Castle. By.

Queen Elizabeth II became the queen after the passing of her father, King George VI when she was 25 years old. Queen Elizabeth II married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on Nov. 20, 1947.

Queen Elizabeth II's father never expected to take the throne—until a royal ruckus changed the monarchy forever. Our royal experts detail the shocking tale of how King George VI became king of ...

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More than 300,000 people came to see Queen Elizabeth II’s father King George VI lying in state in 1952 . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

On February 6, 1953, Her Late Majesty marked the first anniversary of King George VI 's death quietly with her husband Prince Philip. Above: The then Princess Elizabeth with her father in 1946.

It was commissioned by Elizabeth as a permanent resting place for her father King George VI. The king died aged 56 in February 1952 but his death had been unexpected and as a result no specific ...

The historic chapel was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II in 1962 as a burial place for her father, King George VI and members of her immediate family.

KING George VI was the father of the late Queen Elizabeth II. He was not the direct heir to the throne but him becoming the King of England changed the course of British history. Here’s every… ...