A Memoir of a King's Death

The prime minister, winston churchill, led the national mourning for george the sixth. Flags were lowered to half mast and huge crowds of londoners gathered in silence outside buckingham palace. George the sixth won the admiration of his subjects by becoming king on the abdication of his brother in 19 six. A private family man until then, a second son who became king almost against his own wishes,. He led the country through world war too, staying in london even during the blitz. During these last months, the king walked with death. In the end, death came as a friend. And after a happy day of sunshine and sport, and after good night to those who