On May 8th 2020, the Queen will speak to her country and her Commonwealth to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Her own VE Day address will take place at 9pm, the exact time her father, King George VI, spoke as World War Two came to an end in Europe seventy five years before. On this historic occasion, Royal Central shares the words of King George VI on VE Day, in full.
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Early Life
Albert Frederick Arthur George was born as the second son to the thenPrince George,Duke of Yorkand Mary, Duchess of York on 14 December 1895 at York Cottage on the Sandringham Estate. He wasborn during the reign of Queen Victoria – his…
As D-Day took place, King George VI spoke to the people of Britain and the Empire it still retained. His speech was set to inspire, to comfort and to look to the future with determination as World War Two entered a new phase, one which he himself referred to as ‘a…
By the end of the Second World War, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands tried to make a deal with the Nazis to save the Belgian royal family, according to newly published diaries of her foreign minister. By March 1945, both Belgium and the south of the Netherlands had been liberated by King Leopold III of the Belgians and his family were being held captive in Austria and it was feared that the…
The title Duke of Gloucester has long been one of the royal dukedoms associated with the Royal Family and given to one of the sons of the monarch. The current dukedom was created for Prince Henry, one of the sons of King George V. He was also given the titles Earl of Ulster…
Royal Pictures from History: first sight of Elizabeth II as Queen
7th February 2019
In this occasional series, looking at famous royal images from history, Royal Central goes back to 1952 and the moment the world first saw Elizabeth II after her sudden accession to the throne on the death of her father, King George VI.
The Image:Queen Elizabeth II…
The Queen ascended the throne 67 years ago today. She will mark the day, which is also the anniversary of her father’s death, privately at Sandringham in Norfolk.
Elizabeth II’s reign began at some point in the early hours of February 6th 1952 when King George VI passed away in his sleep. His death was discovered that morning when his valet went to wake him. The news that she was now…
It’s perhaps the most famous and talked about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in April 1923 have entered regal folklore after the bride used them to begin a royal wedding tradition known…
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne has granted a rare interview to reporter George Alagiah as part of the BBC’s programme The Queen: Her Commonwealth Story which aired this week in the UK.
The documentary charted the evolution of Her Majesty’s visits to the Commonwealth…
The future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.
They initially met as children before a dance in 1920 brought them together again as adults. Elizabeth was…
