A forced king: Who is George VI?
Elizabeth II's stuttering father: He never expected to become king. But unexpected events brought him to the kingdom. A very successful movie was also made about him: The King's Speech.
Albert Frederick Arthur George, the second son of King George V, was born on 14 December 1895 in Sandringham, Norfolk. In 1920, three years after becoming Duke of York, he married Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowest-Lyon. Elizabeth Angela gave birth to two children. Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, who will receive the title of Queen (Elizabeth II) years later.
Being the "second" son of the royal family must have pushed him to the background compared to his older brother because he had a difficult childhood and this caused him to stutter his tongue.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949.
A King should be able to influence his people with his speeches and drag them behind him. He had to give confidence when necessary and protect his people from the effects of war. His oratory must have been strong. However, Albert had placed in his subconscious the idea that he could not be king because of his stuttering.
One day the eldest son, VIII. When Edward abdicated because he fell in love with a married woman, his brother had to take his place. Albert was officially declared king in 1936 and was crowned George VI the following year. He was the Empire of India until India and Pakistan gained independence in 1947, and the Kingdom of the United Kingdom until 1952. He was a stuttering king. He tried to overcome stuttering. He met a trainer. This man changed Albert's life. After his training, it was said of Albert: “Here was a stutterer who was the King, he had to give a radio speech where everyone could hear every syllable he said, and yet he did it with so much passion and striking.” He managed to become a king who could drag his people along with him.
After 1948, his health deteriorated further. He died on February 6, 1952, a few months after having surgery for lung cancer.