Jared Harris, 62, portrayed the ailing King George VI in the show's first season. The Crown has come in for significant criticism over its portrayal of key figures in the Royal Family and its ...

Claire Foy played Queen Elizabeth II in "The Crown" seasons one and two. The Queen was just 25 years old when her father King George VI died and 27 when she took the oath to be queen on June 2 ...

The coronation of her father, King George VI, on May 12, 1937 in London. ... gave to the new king the crown that symbolizes the rule of 500,000,000 souls in almost a quarter of the earth. ...

The crown was officially place on George VI's head on May 12, 1937—the same date that had originally been set for the coronation of his older brother, King Edward VIII (later known as the Duke ...