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title: King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Visiting Blitz Damage
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19090/king-george-vi--queen-elizabeth-visiting-blitz-dam/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-06-12
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# King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Visiting Blitz Damage

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## Image File

[![King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Visiting Blitz Damage](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19090.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19090.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing King Geroge VI (r. 1936-52) and Queen Elisabeth visiting the bomb damage at Buckingham [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) during the [London Blitz](https://www.worldhistory.org/London_Blitz/), September 1940. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2024, June 12). King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Visiting Blitz Damage. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19090/king-george-vi--queen-elizabeth-visiting-blitz-dam/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Visiting Blitz Damage." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 12, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19090/king-george-vi--queen-elizabeth-visiting-blitz-dam/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Visiting Blitz Damage." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Jun 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19090/king-george-vi--queen-elizabeth-visiting-blitz-dam/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205028639) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 12 June 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.