Death of King George VI of England
- 8 years ago
February 6, 1952 -
Elizabeth II became Queen upon the death of her father George VI (who had been ill for some time and died in his sleep from a coronary thrombosis), on this date (she has been on the job for 65 years.) At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
Elizabeth II became Queen upon the death of her father George VI (who had been ill for some time and died in his sleep from a coronary thrombosis), on this date (she has been on the job for 65 years.) At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.