Moira Hodgson’s review of the books “George VI and Elizabeth” by Sally Bedell Smith and “The Windsors at War” by Alexander Larman (Books, May 6) puts forth that Brtain’s King George VI ...

David Seidler, a screenwriter whose Oscar-winning script for “The King’s Speech” — about King George VI conquering a stutter to rally Britain at the outset of World War II — drew on his ...

In the film, The King's Speech , there's a great scene where Geoffrey Rush gets Colin Firth (playing King George VI) to listen to music through headphones while reading Shakespeare out loud ...

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 ...

George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy Sally Bedell Smith. Random House, $40 (720p) ISBN 978-0-525-51163-2 ...

In her new book George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy, out April 4, renowned author Sally Bedell Smith explores how George (Prince "Bertie" Albert) wasn't meant to be King ...

King George VI was an unlikely monarch – acceding to the throne in 1936 after the abdication of his older brother King Edward VIII, who reigned for less than a year.

King George VI , Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth view a military parade at Buckingham Palace on March 26, 1944. Photo: Popperfoto via Getty Images.

British Royals King Charles III, King George VI, and other notable royal family members: A look back on past kings King Charles III ascended the throne in 2022, nearly a century after his ...

It was commissioned by Elizabeth as a permanent resting place for her father King George VI. The king died aged 56 in February 1952 but his death had been unexpected and as a result no specific ...