A Look Back at King George VI's 1952 Funeral Ahead of His Daughter Queen Elizabeth's
From left: Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.Photo: Bettmann/Getty Queen Elizabeth II’s upcoming state funeral will be the first of its kind since that of her father and predecessor,King George VI. The King died in 1952, immediately passing the reign for his oldest daughter,Queen Elizabeth, that would last 70 years — the longest of any British monarch in history. After more than a week of various mourning eventsfollowing her deathon September 8,the Queen’s state funeral will take placeMonday at Westminster Abbey in London — and the upcoming service has many wondering how it will compare to her father’s funeral seven decades ago....