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2 days ago · On the morning of the 13th, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were minding their own business and drinking some tea, when they heard a rumble and a crash. A German raider had dropped five high explosive bombs on the Palace.
2 days ago · Britain set up living memorials to honour and expand the king's lifelong belief in the physical, moral and social benefits of recreation and sports. The royal death thereby acted to enhance a shared Britishness. The funeral of King George VI in 1952 followed the same formula.
1 day ago · Budget. $15 million [7] Box office. $427.4 million [1] The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush.
2 days ago · In 1918, King George V elevated Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Siddiqi Bahadur from "His Highness" to "His Exalted Highness". In a letter dated 24 January 1918, the title "Faithful Ally of the British Government was conferred on him.
2 days ago · King George VI’s visit to South Africa in 1947 significantly influenced British-South African relations by promoting a sense of unity, addressing racial tensions, and reinforcing the British monarchy’s role in the Commonwealth.
2 days ago · World War II - Battle of Britain, RAF, Luftwaffe: With France conquered, Hitler could now turn his forces on Germany's sole remaining enemy: Great Britain.
2 days ago · World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. The war between the U.S.S.R. and Germany began on June 22, 1941, with Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
