George VI of the United Kingdom Timeline of Events

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George VI of the United Kingdom

George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...

Timeline of Events

1937

5.12.1937

George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1939

5.21.1939

The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa.

1952

2.6.1952

Elizabeth II becomes Queen upon the death of her father George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.

2.15.1952

King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.