The King, who'd been thinking of doing exactly the same, suggested he should go too,' wrote George VI's biographer Sarah ... sacrificing their lives in the Normandy invasion The next day the ...

“On the beaches of Normandy, in the seas beyond and in ... “United, they fought together for what my grandfather, King George VI, described as “a world in which goodness and honour may ...

For the first time, the identity of the most secret decoy in the plot to fool Hitler over the Normandy landings of 1944 is revealed: King George VI. For the first time, the identity of the most ...

Speaking to commemorate the veterans in Normandy, he expressed his 'profound ... in reference to the speech made by his grandfather, George VI, who broadcast to the nation 80 years ago: 'Once ...

Our royal experts detail the shocking tale of how King George VI became king of England. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning British monarch and beloved by the people—but she was ...

King George VI wanted to observe the landings from the ... from where much of the armada left for Normandy. And there she made a deeply moving speech, saying: “The wartime generation - my ...

The King has shared entries from the diary of his grandfather King George VI as he and the Queen welcomed ... to mark 80 years since the Normandy Landings, the monarch and his wife heard the ...

Charles is patron of both the Royal British Legion and Normandy Memorial Trust ... adding that his grandfather, King George VI, described the events of D-Day as “the supreme test.” ...