King George VI (formerly Duke of York) became king of the United Kingdom when his brother Edward VII abdicated the throne to marry twice divorced American socialite Wallace Simpson.
The story begins in 1950, 14 years into his reign as king, and is the same monarch whose fight to overcome his stammering problem is the subject of the movie “The King’s Speech”.
It was during this time, when Queens College was preparing to dedicate the newly constructed Belk Chapel, that Miss Rena Harrell the school librarian came up with the idea to invite King George to donate a bible that could be used in the pulpit of Belk Chapel. Miss Harrell an enthusiastic Anglophile was crazy about all things British, including the Royal Family.
The king, known to be a religious man, . . .more at Smugmug, click on picture below . .
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