George VI had cancer of the lung (one lung had be removed). He died of cancerafter a long illness.
Hij is getrouwd met Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon.Bron 1
Zij zijn getrouwd op 26 april 1923, hij was toen 27 jaar oud.
Kind(eren):
Christened: Albert Arthur Frederick George. Known to the Royal Family asBertie; Was Prince Albert, Duke of York (1920-1936); Acceded as George VIfollowing his brother's abdication on 11 Dec 1936. The reign of George VI wasmarked by the relinquishment of the title of Emperor of India, following thepartition of India in 1947 into Pakistan and India.
Bertie had a speech defect which made him stutter and stammer.