The King Who Stayed in the Ruins
In September 1940, German bombs struck Buckingham Palace while King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were inside. Advisors urged the royal family to evacuate to...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Matthew 3:13-17.
In September 1940, German bombs struck Buckingham Palace while King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were inside. Advisors urged the royal family to evacuate to Canada, where they would be safe from the relentless Blitz. The King refused. Instead, he and Elizabeth drove through the shattered streets of London's East End, walking among families who had lost everything. When a reporter asked why the Queen seemed so calm amid the rubble, she replied, "Now I can look the East End in the face."…
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