Queen Elizabeth II was the longest British monarch in history with a reign of 70 years. She died in 2022 at age 96, making her son Charles king.

King George VI did not expect to inherit the throne because his elder brother Edward VIII was first in the line of succession. Mondadori Portfolio//Getty Images The British Royal Family appears on ...

On 6 February 1952, the Queen’s father, King George VI died suddenly and unexpectedly in his sleep. Aged just 52, the King had undergone surgery for carcinoma in September the year prior and had ...

LONDON, Feb. 6, 1952 (UP) - King George VI was born during the reign of a queen ... George soon became known to members of the family at Buckingham Palace as "the foreman." They tagged him with ...

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 ...

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.

The royal family’s line of succession shifted after Queen Elizabeth died in 2022 at age 96 and King Charles immediately became king. Elizabeth II, the eldest daughter of George VI and Queen ...

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