Royal funerals: Pomp, pageantry and sometimes privacy | Borneo Bulletin Online
LONDON (AFP) – Funerals for senior royals since World War II have tended to be very public affairs, with pomp, pageantry and popular fervour. Queen Elizabeth II’s yesterday was no exception. KING GEORGE VI (1952) On February 6, 1952, King George VI died suddenly after a long illness at the age of 56. At his […]