On February 6 1952, Elizabeth was having morning tea in her bedroom when the King's equerry arrived to inform her that she was a widow.

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The group also included Lord Porchester, later to become the Queen's racing manager, and Peter Townsend, the king's equerry who caused a national crisis a decade later when, as a divorcé, he won the heart of Princess Margaret.

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The monarch, 75, offered well-wishers a wave while striding to the church, accompanied by his wife, as well as sister Queen Anne, Sir Timothy Laurence and trusted equerry Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson.

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