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A fact from Death and state funeral of George VI appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that coverage of the 1952 funeral of George VI may have led to the mass purchase of television sets in the United Kingdom?

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 12:29, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that coverage of the 1952 funeral of George VI may have led to the mass purchase of television sets in the United Kingdom? "D.R. Thorpe has argued that the popularity of television in Britain was established not merely by the coronation in 1953, but that it was rather George VI's funeral in the previous year that had 'sparked off the mass purchasing of sets'" from: Range, Matthias (2016). British Royal and State Funerals: Music and Ceremonial Since Elizabeth I. Boydell & Brewer. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-78327-092-7.
- ALT1:... that the funeral of George VI in 1952 was the first of a British monarch to be partly covered on television? "both funerals were broadcast live on radio, and in 1952 the funeral 'could be watched on television for the first time'" from: Range, Matthias (2016). British Royal and State Funerals: Music and Ceremonial Since Elizabeth I. Boydell & Brewer. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-78327-092-7.. Note that cameras were excluded from the actual funeral service.
- ALT2:... that the funeral of Princess Margaret took place on the 50th anniversary of the funeral of her father, George VI?"exactly 50 years ago on Friday, Margaret's father King George VI had his state funeral, with large crowds lining the route to Windsor." from: "A break in Royal tradition". BBC News. 15 February 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ALT3:... that American Secretary of State Dean Acheson complained about the slow pace of the 1952 funeral procession of George VI?"anyone who wants to represent the president at a royal funeral can have the job .. walked as slowly as you can walk and still move ... little more than 1 mile an hourr. You try doing that and doing this slow business ... after a doing that a while, all the muscles in the bottom of your back, down your thighs and the back of your calves get so painful you can hardly put your foot down" from:United States Congress House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Selected Executive Session Hearings of the Committee. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 241–242.

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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:36, 28 March 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing...Newly moved from draft, long enough, QPQ provided. Interesting hook...will complete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 08:45, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

...No copyvio issues, well structured and easy to read with good detail. Proposed hook is interesting and is in the article followed by an inline citation to reference I can't access. Whispyhistory (talk) 19:14, 29 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Later Events

In the "Later Events" section, the article discusses The Queen Mother. "Like her husband she lay in state at Westminster Hall before a funeral at St George's Chapel." The funeral of the Queen Mother was in Westminster Abbey.

I hope someone can fix this. I don’t want to touch the main article as I’m out of practice.

Thanks. Jhlister (talk) 18:09, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Jhlister, well spotted. Now fixed - Dumelow (talk) 18:52, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Dumelow.

Jhlister (talk) 00:18, 8 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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