Source C A poster for the film The King’s Speech
The recent success of the Hollywood film, The King’s Speech (2010), has drawn attention to one of Britain’s most successful monarchs. Having taken over the throne following the abdication of his elder brother (Edward VIII), Albert struggled with a stammer and shyness when he became king under the title of George VI. However, he was an effective and popular monarch throughout the Second World War and helped to manage Britain’s difficult withdrawal from its imperial commitments afterwards. He died in 1952 and is interred in the George VI Memorial Chapel in Windsor castle.
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