death of his majesty king george vi
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Death of His Majesty King George VIAuthor(s): E. D. Adrian and O. P. DawnaySource: Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 9, No. 2 (May, 1952), pp. 153-154Published by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3087211 .
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NOTES AND RECORDS OF
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
VOL. 9. No. 2 MAY I952
DEATH OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI
QN the occasion of the death of King George VI, the following message of condolence was sent to Her Majesty the Queen:
To THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
May it please your Majesty
All Fellows of the Royal Society, at home and overseas, desire to tender their most profound sympathy in the loss which has befallen your Majesty, the Nation and the Empire, by the death of your beloved and revered Father, his late Majesty King George VI, our Patron.
They also wish to express their loyalty and their very deep devotion to your Majesty's Person, and their prayers that your Majesty's reign may be long and distinguished.
On behalf of the Council and Fellows of the Royal Society (signed) E. D. ADRIAN
7 February I952 President
It is learnt from the Home Office that Her Majesty will be pleased to make reply when the deputation from the Society presents a loyal address, on 22nd May.
MAY I952 L
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A similar message of sympathy was sent also to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother and the following reply has been received by the President:
I am commanded by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, to thank you and all those for whom you speak for your most kind message.
The thoughts and sympathy which surround her have greatly strengthened Her Majesty.
(signed) 0. P. DAWNAY Private Secretary
The following telegrams were exchanged between the Belgian Royal Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society:
L'Acade'mie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux Arts de Belgique, profondement emue par la disparition du roi d'Angleterre auquel La Belgique doit un si bienveillant appui, s'associc au deuil qui frappe The Royal Society et present a celle-ci ses bien sinceres condoleances.
The Royal Society is most grateful for the telegram of condolence from your Academy on the occasion of the death of His Majesty King George VI, Patron of the Royal Society.
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