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George VI
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first Head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949.
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sports · King of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952 · monarch · aristocrat · military officer · tennis player · also George VI, Albert Frederick Arthur George, King George VI, Albert Windsor, George Windsor, Bertie
Born 14 December 1895 · Died 6 February 1952 · Q280856
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2026· 7 entries
“I am all impatience to see the new one, born on such a sad day but rather more dear to me, especially as he will be called by that dear name which is a byword for all that is great and good.”
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“I really think it would gratify her if you yourself proposed the name Albert to her.”
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Mshale: King George VI Reaction | Road To Cheltenham Golden Knights Vs Ducks (ICTCm5mH2L)
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AOL.com: Andrew Wemyss, page at George VI’s coronation and Fife landowner who diversified from coal
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usracing.com: Bet on Ascot this Saturday: Calandagan Seeks Repeat in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
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The Guardian: Kalpana wins King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot – as it happened
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2022· 1 entry
The remains of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, were also interred in the chapel
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2021· 1 entry
Joined Millwall in 2021.
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2018· 1 entry
Joined Derby in 2018.
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2016· 1 entry
Joined Reading in 2016.
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2013· 1 entry
Joined Manchester City in 2013.
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2002· 1 entry
Fifty years after his death, the remains of his widow, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and the ashes of his younger daughter, Princess Margaret, who both died that year, were interred in the chapel alongside him
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1960· 1 entry
One of only two people (the other being Churchill in 1958) to be awarded the medal after 1946
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1952· 1 entry
Died 1952-02-06.
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1951· 1 entry
Won Albert Medal (1951).
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1948· 1 entry
Career landmark: monarch of the Dominion of Ceylon (1948–1952).
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1947· 5 entries
George VI and his family toured southern Africa
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George and his family toured southern Africa
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Career landmark: monarch of New Zealand (1947–1952).
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Career landmark: King of India (1947–1950).
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Career landmark: monarch of the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1952).
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1946· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of William (1946).
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1944· 1 entry
The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Alan Brooke, revealed that every time he met Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, he thought Montgomery was after his job
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1942· 1 entry
Career landmark: monarch of Australia (1942–1952).
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1940· 2 entries
Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister, though personally George would have preferred to appoint Lord Halifax
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Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as prime minister, though personally the King would have preferred to appoint Lord Halifax
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1938· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles (1938).
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Invited him to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with them
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1937· 1 entry
Career landmark: coronation of George VI and Elizabeth.
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1936· 7 entries
But Edward abdicated later that year to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson
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Career landmark: monarch of Canada (1936–1952).
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Career landmark: abdication of Edward VIII.
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Career landmark: monarch of the Union of South Africa (1936–1952).
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Career landmark: Emperor of India (1936–1948).
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Career landmark: emperor (1936–1937).
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Career landmark: Monarch of the United Kingdom (1936–1952).
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1927· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1927).
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1926· 1 entry
Losing in the first round, and is the only member of the royal family to have competed at the Championships
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1923· 2 entries
And they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret
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Career landmark: wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
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1921· 1 entry
And 1922, reportedly because she was reluctant to make the sacrifices necessary to become a member of the royal family
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1920· 3 entries
Studied at Trinity College (1920).
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Career landmark: Duke of York (1920–1936).
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The King brought his son's infatuation with the already-married Australian socialite Lady Loughborough to an end in April 1920 by persuading him to stop seeing her, with the promise of the dukedom of York.
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1917· 1 entry
Awarded Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with Swords (1917).
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1916· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Garter (1916).
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1911· 1 entry
Came bottom of the class in the final examination, but despite this he progressed to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
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1909· 1 entry
Albert attended the Royal Naval College, Osborne, as a naval cadet
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1895· 1 entry
Born 1895-12-14.
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