Sandrigham house
to his brother, the new King George VI. King George VI loved Sandringham as much as his
father had done, spending many happy months on the estate. He spent his first Christmas as
king there in 1936. Having been born there in York Cottage, he also died at Sandringham
House, passing away in his sleep on the night of 6 February 1952. His coffin lay in the small
church of St. Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, watched over in a round-the-clock vigil by
Sandringham gamekeepers before being taken to London and then to Windsor for
interment.The first visit by Princess Elizabeth to Sandringham was Christmas 1926, aged just
eight months, when she visited her grandparents King George V and Queen Mary. From that
time the Princess made regular visits to Sandringham. During the Second World War she and
her sister were often resident on the Sandringham estate, living at Appleton House. In 1943
Princess Elizabeth was featured in newspapers helping with the harvest
annaabi.ee 
