George VI died at Sandringham and was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on February 15, 1952, following a State Funeral.
Princess Elizabeth heard the news of her father's death while staying at Treetops, a Game Lodge, in Kenya the same day. Although George VI had been ill, it was thought that his health was improving. He had been a heavy smoker and died of lung cancer not long after seeing off his daughter and son-in-law at London's Heathrow Airport as they embarked on their trip to Kenya.
The Princess, who became Queen Elizabeth II, and The Duke of Edinburgh returned home to England on February 7, 1952, and the next day, the Accession Council meeting took place at St James's Palace, attended by 175 Privy Councillors.
The Queen read her Accession Declaration and signed two copies of the Accession document.
Proclamations of the Queen's Accession took place in many parts of the UK, but none was more poignant than at Windsor Castle where the late King had spent so much of his time with his young children, and where local people now gathered to witness the ceremony under the castle walls.
In London shops were told to close as a mark of respect, all shops that had been granted a royal warrant and displayed the royal coat of arms outside their premises draped mourning crepe over the top of it.
It was reported by the Isle of Man government that they had not decided whether to change the island's name to either Queen of Man or Lady of Man.
Away from the front pages other news was still reported of course and it was reported in Grimsby that one lady was trying to have peanuts banned from being sold at cinemas because she felt that the way most people ate peanuts was distracting for non-eating peanut patrons.
Mrs Wood the complainant said "I find it very off-putting when I am sitting next to anyone who is cracking their nuts and rustling the paper bag, it spoils my enjoyment of the film and they should be banned." The consensus from cinema managers was that if customers wanted nuts then they would continue to sell them.
A man in Manchester appeared in court the same day the King died, under the new Fraudulent Mediums Act. He was accused of using a piece of cheese cloth while professing to be a spiritualistic medium. I thought such practices only occurred on TV programmes from the imagination of storyline writers.
Back home in Brighouse the King's death was also reported as well and as with everywhere else in the country, it affected a number of local events.
One event that felt the impact of the King's death was at the annual pantomime, that year it was 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and was being performed by the children of the Brighouse Follies.
During the week of the show the announcement that the King had died came through and there were serious discussions as to whether it should be cancelled or not on that night or indeed for the rest of the week.
For all the children this would have been a major disappointment but the show did go on and while everyone was saddened by the news the King had died they were pleased their performances could continue.
The show was held at the Parish Hall in Church Lane, which former students at St Martin's School will remember as this was where they held their school assemblies and other major school events. In later years it was owned and occupied by Brighouse and Rastrick Band but these days is the Rydings Hall Surgery.
Thanks to Beverley Holmes this week's featured photograph shows the young starlets posing for the photographer before the start of their performance and included: Back row (from left), Pat Brown, Christine Berry, Celia Merrifield, Shirley Whitaker, Betty Casselton, Beverley Holmes, Sheila Holmes, Sheila Stead, Shirley Bottomley and Doreen Wright.
Front row (from left), Barbara Booth, Brenda Birch, Maureen Ives, Hazel Birch, Kathryn Booth, Pat King, Carolyn Habergham, Elizabeth Stott, Teresa Parton and Virginia Habergham.