Britain formally received a monarch and Leader of the Commonwealth on this day, ie, February 8, 1952, when Elizabeth II was officially proclaimed Queen. The Council of Entry, the ceremonial body that formally announces a new monarch, had met on the morning of February 6 after the overnight death of King George VI to confirm the agreement. However, it was not made official by the Queen’s own declaration two days later.
King George VI, the second son of King George V, ascended the throne in 1936 after his eldest brother, King Edward VIII, voluntarily resigned to replace American bride Wallis Simpson. marriage. However, the king’s health declined in 1949, but he remained in state duties until his death in 1952. He was succeeded by Queen Elizabeth II at just 25 years of age in 1952. , although it was not officially crowned until June 1953.
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The day George VI died at Sandringham House, Elizabeth was not beside her father, but was working on her behalf. Knowing that the King was too ill to travel, Elizabeth embarked on a Commonwealth tour with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. The royal couple arrived in Kenya in the first month, where they went to a garden party, welcomed the Governor of Kenya, and enjoyed the Treetops Hotel, which was in the middle of the forest. Five days after their visit, King George VI took his last breath.
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40th British monarch
The couple had cut short the state visit to Kenya and had not returned to Britain the day before, until Prime Minister Winston Churchill, his cabinet and Opposition leader Clement Attlee met. With the proclamation, the Queen also became Head of State of Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and Pakistan, as well as the Commonwealth kingdoms. From the beginning of her reign, Elizabeth understood the value of public relations and allowed her coronation in 1953 to be televised, despite objections from Churchill and others who felt he could liberate the ceremony.
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Queen Elizabeth II is the 40th British monarch and has worked hard at her royal duties and has become increasingly popular around the world. She was seen as cold and out of touch after the 1996 divorce of her son, Prince Charles, and Princess Diana, and again after Diana’s death in a car accident. Moreover, its part in the present-day part of the monarchy is questionable as British taxpayers have complained about covering the costs of real family travel and palace maintenance. Today, the Queen is one of the richest women in the world, with many art and jewelery artefacts and collections.
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