King george the 6th biography for kids pdf

King george the 6th biography for kids pdf: Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George,

He was the King of the United Kingdom from 11 December until he died. He was succeeded as monarch by his elder daughter Elizabeth II. George VI had a speech problem, a stutter. This made it very difficult for him to carry out many of the public duties of a king which required him to make speeches. He was treated by an Australian speech and language therapist called Lionel Logue.

He became a very popular king throughout the British Empire. He won admiration during the Second World War — in which he stayed at Buckingham Palace during the most intense months of the blitz. Buckingham Palace was bombed more than twice but he still remained, becoming a symbol of resistance and 'fighting spirit'. He opened the Festival of Britain in and enjoyed a close working relationship with the war Prime Minister Winston Churchill and invited him to join the royal family on VE Day to celebrate the end of the War.

He was fifty-six. King George VI died in Crowds began to gather in London in the early hours of the morning of the funeral.