Queen Elizabeth II's father never expected to take the throne—until a royal ruckus changed the monarchy forever. Our royal experts detail the shocking tale of how King George VI became king of ...

Our royal experts detail the shocking tale of how King George VI became king of England.

Look no further than the Queen Mother - a colossal figure in the modern history of the Royal Family who we might never have met had King George VI been the heir. This week it has been 102 years ...

Neither new King George VI nor any member of the Royal Family sat with Prince Edward during the abdication broadcast from Windsor Castle (see p. 15). His Majesty had become King and Emperor eight ...

On September 13, 1940, a German pilot had been given a simple order: to destroy Buckingham Palace and kill the King and Queen. Should he succeed, it would be a triumph for Adolf Hitler.

The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 was the big event of the early television service and the first true outside broadcast, using a mobile control van. The television ...

King George VI was famously thrust onto the throne after the abdication of his elder brother, King Edward VIII, in 1936 where he subsequently became a wartime leader alongside Sir Winston Churchill.

LONDON, Feb. 6, 1952 (UP)-King George VI died peacefully in his sleep early today and 25-year-old Princess Elizabeth became reigning sovereign of the British Commonwealth and empire. No ...

The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937 was the big event of the early television service and the first true outside broadcast, using a mobile control van. The television ...