The King's Speech Your Name Your School George V George Frederick Ernest Albert 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936 Mary of Teck Edward VIII George VI Good mannered, harsh George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George 14 December 1895 - 6 January 1952 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth II, Margaret easily frightened, speech disorder Strong-willed, reserved, kind Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David 23 June 1894 - 28 May 1972 Wallis Simpson disappointment to his father Arrogant, easy- going, charming Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes- Lyon 4 August 1900 - 9 April 2002 George VI Elizabeth II, princess Margaret Good-natured, self- confident Lionel Logue 26 February 1880 - 12 April 1953 Speech and language therapist ...
The King's Speech The King's Speech is a true story based drama. The story is set in England in 20 th century. It is about King Georg VI of Britain, his sudden rise to the throne in 1936 and his speech therapist Lionel Logue who helped him to get rid of his stammer. King Georg VI is the son of King George V and father of the currently ruling Queen Elizabeth II. The film is directed by Tom Hooper, starring Colin Firth (King Georg VI), Helena Bonham Carter (his wife Elizabeth) and Geoffrey Rush (Lionel Logue). After the death of King Georg V his older son became his successor - King Edward VIII. However, he stayed as a king only few months as the scandals related with the married woman he loved forced him to resign. He passed the power to his younger brother Prince Albert. For Prince Albert this was the worst nightmare because he was unconfident and unstable because of stammering. He knew very well th...