George VI of the United Kingdom
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George VI of the United Kingdom
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1937 George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
1939 The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa.
1952 Elizabeth II becomes Queen upon the death of her father George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.
1952 King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.