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World Service,05 Feb 2012,10 mins

Death of King George VI

Witness History

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On February 6th 1952, King George VI died after a long illness. Britain came to a standstill to mourn the monarch who had led the nation through World War II. Witness brings together BBC recordings from the time. PHOTO: Hulton Archive/Getty Images

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