George VI

Noun

Meaning

King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)

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King George VI was always remarkably well informed, and I made a point of reading the latest telegrams before my weekly audience with him. A conscientious, constitutional monarch is a strong element of stability and continuity in our Constitution. Clement Attlee

I knew all about Edward VIII's abdication, George VI becoming the king and having a stammer, but nothing about how he got rid of it. Geoffrey Rush

1874 ) * February 6 King George VI of the United Kingdom (b. Source: Internet

After it became unlikely that George VI would father more children, the option of bestowing the title of Princess of Wales was considered, but ultimately rejected, due in large part to a lack of enthusiasm for the idea from Elizabeth herself. Source: Internet

After winning an Emmy for directing “Elizabeth I,” Hooper returned to the subject of the British monarchy, and won an Oscar for helming this Best Picture winner about the stuttering King George VI. Source: Internet

He became heir apparent on the death of his grandfather King George VI, when his mother succeeded to the throne on February 6 1952 when he was three. Source: Internet

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