What are the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes? The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is one of the most prestigious horse racing events in the UK, held annually at Ascot Racecourse.

British Royal family in 1937. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth are pictured wearing their crowns and Princess Elizabeth is waving. Princess Margaret, on the left, and Princess Elizabeth give ...

On 6 February 1952, King George VI died following a prolonged illness and Princess Elizabeth immediately acceded to the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II and taking on all of the responsibilities ...

Known as the ‘Reluctant King’, George VI is universally recognised as the father of the late ... He was happily married to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and had two young daughters, the future Queen Elizabeth ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales met some of those who survived Nazi death camps as they took part in a Holocaust Memorial ...

Princess Margaret predeceased her mother, dying on 9 February 2002. King George V died in January 1936. When King Edward VIII abdicated on 11 December the same year, his brother, Albert, Duke of York, ...

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 ...

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It was not an auspicious start to the new year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa England’, as ...

Princess Margaret, the Countess of Snowdon, was a member of the English royal family. She was the daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II.

King Charles ... to the late Queen Elizabeth who was laid to rest there. It was the first Christmas speech made by a male monarch since Charles's grandfather, King George VI delivered a pre ...