The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held on 12th May 1937. This was the day that had originally been chosen for the coronation of Edward VIII before his abdication. Staff on duty ...
Wright originally received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in the field from the King, but when George VI heard the full details, he considered the DCM insufficient reward for Wright ...
SEPTEMBER 23, 1951: King George VI had his cancerous left lung removed on this day in 1951 in an operation that sent waves of fear among Britons. The heavy smoker, whose ill health was partly brought ...