In 1952, Elizabeth took over the throne from her father. Who had ever thought about how reluctant she was to accept this throne? 1952 George VI died in a sleep due to ineffective treatment of lung cancer. Princess Elizabeth was only 25 years old at that time, and she and her husband were still on tour in Africa.
In fact, after entering 1950, everyone knew George VI's condition. After all, George VI's condition has been getting worse and worse day by day.
And people also know that it won’t be long before it will be the era of Elizabeth II . It was originally scheduled to visit New Zealand and Australia in 1950, but it was postponed due to George VI's physical discomfort.
More importantly, George VI was diagnosed with thrombo-occlusive vasculitis in 1949, so it was difficult for him to walk later. The doctor originally suggested that he quit smoking.
But George VI, who has been smoking cigarettes for decades, still cannot correct this bad habit. To a certain extent, smoking has also accelerated his death.
In the last three years of George VI's life, his health became worse and worse. By 1951, the doctor could only remove George VI's left lung.
may also feel the threat of death. During the years of fighting against the disease, he explained to his daughter Elizabeth what the monarch had to do. , such as documents you usually read, and teaching the way of governing the country, etc.
In fact, Elizabeth also knew that her father was not long, so every time she went out, Elizabeth would always prepare a black suit in her suitcase, although Elizabeth was very resistant to such things.
But nothing can stop the progress of time, and the time originally scheduled to visit Africa in February has arrived.
Elizabeth knew that her father was very ill, but the days had to go on as usual. After discussion, Elizabeth and her husband Philip still embarked on a journey to Africa.
When she went to Heathrow Airport , George VI ignored the doctor's dissuasion and insisted on going to the airport to see off his daughter and son-in-law.
That was the last time Elizabeth saw her father.
The royal secretary once described the scene like this: "When Princess Elizabeth and Philip left London and headed for Kenya, the king watched the plane take off. Although the king tried his best to show the demeanor and calm expression he should have, George VI trembled The trembling look of waving goodbye to his daughter was deeply imprinted in everyone's minds. "
2 London is still the cold season, and the cold wind blew his hair, making him look even weaker.
At that time, people thought this was the last time George VI saw Elizabeth, and George VI himself thought so, so he insisted on sending his daughter away because he knew that it was the last time he saw her.
On February 6, 1952, after the sixth day of sending off his daughter, George VI passed away peacefully at the age of 56. At that time, Elizabeth was not by her father's side, and at that time Elizabeth was still visiting Africa.
A few hours before my father passed away, Elizabeth was still enjoying the beauty of nature in Africa.
The princess was infected by these unprecedented beautiful scenes. Elizabeth was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night. On the evening of the 5th, she and African staff also tested the whereabouts of nocturnal animals.
A British once described Elizabeth's experience like this: "Before climbing a tree, the princess is still the same, and after going down the tree, the queen is the one who gets down."
In fact, the first news of George VI's death did not reach Princess Elizabeth. That morning Elizabeth had a special breakfast and interacted with the animals.
It was afternoon, and around Elizabeth, Philip was the first to learn that his father-in-law had passed away. With only two people left, Philip found an opportunity to tell Elizabeth about his father-in-law's death.
After learning about his father, Elizabeth's first reaction was to write a letter of apology for canceling the journey.
Regarding Elizabeth's reaction after learning of her father's death, a British reporter recalled: "It seems that she is a little slow to react, and she does not show a sad expression."
And Elizabeth's private secretary said that Elizabeth had indeed accepted this long ago. destiny. But no one can capture Elizabeth's tears, because due to the princess' request, the photographer did not record such a sad moment.
htmlOn February 7, Elizabeth returned to London and delivered a national speech. On June 2, 1953, Elizabeth was officially crowned as Queen of England .
Today, even the 94-year-old queen never hides her longing for her father. Even on May 9 this year, Elizabeth once again mentioned the past of her father. Perhaps Elizabeth knew some things, and some people could only keep them in their hearts and silently remember them, instead of muttering to themselves.
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