06-02-2012, 01:00 PM
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Do you remember?
What you were doing and where were you 60 years ago today when it was announced King George VI had died?I remember it was playtime at school and I was in the playground joining in skipping games with other children. A teacher came into the playground and blew a whistle, she lined us up and solemnly announced that the King had died. A silence went around the playground and then children began to cry and then there were shouts of "The King is dead, the King is dead!". We were ushered back into the school hall and you could have heard a pin drop. The headmistress entered and stood in silence for several minutes then reconfirmed that the announcement had just been given that His Majesty King George V1 had died and Princess Elizabeth would now be crowned Queen.
06-02-2012, 02:05 PM
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Re: Do you remember?
Its very rare I get to say this...but it was before my time
But its amazing how much you remembered Mags as you were very young at the time. But I guess its one of those occasions when something big like that happens, you always know where you where and what you were doing at the time.
06-02-2012, 03:00 PM
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Re: Do you remember?
Originally Posted by marpaul
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Its very rare I get to say this...but it was before my time But its amazing how much you remembered Mags as you were very young at the time. But I guess its one of those occasions when something big like that happens, you always know where you where and what you were doing at the time.
Now I do feel old if it was before your time, Marian!
06-02-2012, 03:15 PM
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Re: Do you remember?
Originally Posted by Meg
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Gosh Mags 
I thought you were younger than me I am a bit too young to remember that but do remember the coronation
happy to say I was not born then
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