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Courtesy, BBC: On 31 January 1952, despite advice from those close to him, King George VI went to London airport to see off Princess Elizabeth & Prince Philip, who were going on a tour of Kenya. Before takeoff he reportedly said to Bobo Macdonald, Elizabeths childhood nanny who was accompanying her on the trip, Take care of Lilibet for me, and she promised she would. On 6 February, George VI died from a coronary thrombosis in his sleep at Sandringham House in Norfolk, at the age of 56. His daughter Elizabeth flew back to Britain from Kenya, as Queen Elizabeth II. After a lying in state at Westminster Hall, his funeral took place on 15 February, and he was interred in St Georges Chapel at Windsor Castle. In 2002, the remains of his widow, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the ashes of his daughter, Princess Margaret, were interred in the King George VI Memorial Chapel in St Georges Chapel alongside him.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:36:16 +0000

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