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On this day in 1952: Queen Elizabeth II succeeds King George VI to the British throne and proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms including Canada, Australia and New Zealand. 
On 31 January 1952, despite advice from those close to him, the King went to London Airport to see off Princess Elizabeth, who was going on her tour of Australia via Kenya. On the morning of 6 February at 07:30 GMT, George VI was found dead in bed at Sandringham House in Norfolk.
He had died from a coronary thrombosis in his sleep at the age of 56.
His daughter flew back to Britain from Kenya as Queen Elizabeth II.
His daughter flew back to Britain from Kenya as Queen Elizabeth II.
