EDWARD VIII

He died on 28 May, 1972, at his house in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, of cancer, and was buried at Frogmore, Windsor.

He was succeeded, after his Abdication in 1936, by his brother Albert, who assumed the style George VI.

George VI

FATHER: George V(

MOTHER: Mary of Teck(

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GEORGE VI

Baptised Albert Frederick Arthur George, he was born on 14 December, 1895, at York Cottage, Sandringham, Norfolk. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1916, and was created Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney on 4 June, 1920. He succeeded his brother Edward VIII as King of Great Britain and Emperor of India on 11 December, 1936, and was crowned on 12 May, 1937, at Westminster Abbey. He relinquished the title Emperor of India on 22 June, 1947, when India was granted independence.

George VI married, on 26 April, 1923, at Westminster Abbey:

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite

She was the daughter of Sir Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, by Nina Cecilia, daughter of the Rev. Charles William Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck, and she was born on 4 August, 1900, either at Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens, London, or in a London ambulance on the way to a London maternity home (the available evidence suggests that the Queen Mother herself believed she was born in an ambulance). She was made a Lady of the Garter in 1936. She was crowned Queen Consort and Empress of India on 12 May, 1937, in Westminster Abbey. On the death of the King on 6 February, 1952, she assumed the style of H.M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. She died on 30 March, 2002, at Royal Lodge, Windsor, and is buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

Issue of marriage:

1   Elizabeth II(

2   Margaret Rose

She was born on 21 August, 1930, at Glamis Castle, Angus, Scotland. She married Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon ( b.1930), on 6 May, 1960, at Westminster Abbey, and had issue:

1  David Albert Charles, Viscount Linley ( b.1961); married to the Hon. Serena Alleyne ( b.1970), daughter of Charles Henry Leicester Stanhope, Viscount Petersham, and has issue.

2  Sarah Frances Elizabeth ( b.1964); married to Daniel Chatto ( b. 1957), and has issue.

Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon were divorced in May, 1978, having lived apart since March, 1976.

Princess Margaret died on 9 February, 2002, at the King Edward VII Hospital, London. She was cremated at Slough Crematorium, and her ashes interred in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.

GEORGE VI

He died on 6 February, 1952, at Sandringham House, Norfolk, of cancer, and was buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

He was succeeded by his daughter Elizabeth.

Elizabeth II

By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

FATHER: George VI(

MOTHER: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon(

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ELIZABETH II

Baptised Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, she was born on 21 April, 1926, at 17, Bruton Street, London. She succeeded her father as Queen of Great Britain on 6 February, 1952, and was crowned on 2 June, 1953, at Westminster Abbey.

Elizabeth II married, on 20 November, 1947, at Westminster Abbey:

Philip

He is the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) by Victoria Alice Elizabeth Julia Marie, daughter of Louis, Prince of Battenberg, Marquess of Milford-Haven, and he was born on 10 June, 1921, at Villa Mon Repos, Isle of Corfu, Greece. On 28 February, 1947, he renounced his Greek nationality and became a British subject, at the same time adopting the surname Mountbatten. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1947, and was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich on 19 November, 1947. He was made a Knight of the Thistle in 1952. On 27 February, 1957, he was granted the style of H.R.H. The Prince Philip, with precedence over all other male members of the Royal Family.

Issue of marriage:

1   Charles Philip Arthur George

He was born on 14 November, 1948, at Buckingham Palace. He became Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of the Isles and Baron Renfrew upon his mother’s accession to the throne on 6 February, 1952. He was created Earl of Chester and Prince of Wales on 26 July, 1958, being invested as such on 1 July, 1969, at Caernarvon Castle, Wales. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1968, and a Knight of the Bath in 1976.

Prince Charles married, on 29 July, 1981, at St Paul’s Cathedral, London:

Diana Frances

She was the daughter of Edward John, 8th Earl Spencer, by the Hon. Frances Ruth Burke, daughter of Edmund Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, and she was born on 1 July, 1961, at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. The Prince and Princess of Wales were divorced on 28 August, 1996. Diana was killed in a car crash on 31 August, 1997, in Paris, and is buried on the island called the Oval at Althorp House, Northants.

Issue of marriage:

(i)

William Arthur Philip Louis

. Born on 21 June, 1982, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, and is styled Prince William of Wales.

(ii)

Henry Charles Albert David

. Known as Harry; born on 15 September, 1984, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, and is styled Prince Henry of Wales.

2   Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise

She was born on 15 August, 1950, at Clarence House, London. She married Captain Mark Anthony Peter Phillips ( b.1948) on 14 November, 1973, at Westminster Abbey, and has issue:

1  Peter Mark Andrew ( b. 1977).

2  Zara Anne Elizabeth ( b.1981).

Princess Anne was designated Princess Royal on 1 June, 1987. She was divorced in 1992 and married secondly Commander Timothy Laurence ( b.1955) in December, 1992, at Crathie Church, Scotland.

3   Andrew Albert Christian Edward

He was born on 19 February, 1960, at Buckingham Palace. He was created Duke of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killalee on 23 July, 1986.

Prince Andrew married, on 23 July, 1986, at Westminster Abbey:

Sarah Margaret

She is the daughter of Major Ronald Ivor Ferguson by Susan Mary, daughter of Fitzherbert Wright of Corbisdale Farm, Ardgay, Co. Ross, and she was born on 15 October, 1959, at 27, Welbeck Street, London, W.1.