Although King George VI was in largely good health for most of ... George's death was a shock to the public and the Royal Family. He had waved goodbye to his 25-year-old daughter and heiress ...

On the abdication of his brother Edward VIII in December 1936 he was proclaimed King and took one of his middle names, George, on succeeding to the throne. The coronation of George VI and Queen ...

They include early photographs of the Royal family in their leisure time, detailing the childhoods of the boys who would grow up to become Edward VIII and George VI, as well as the key moments ...

The letter and silver cigarette case had been given to a jeweller in lieu of a payment, auctioneer Rupert Slingsby said A "previously undiscovered" letter, written by King George VI to his speech ...

A celebration glass for the coronation of King George VI. George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and ...

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