On February 6, 1952, after a long illness, King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham.

Princess Elizabeth, the oldest of the king’s two daughters and next in line to succeed him, was in Kenya at the time of her father’s death; she was crowned Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953, at age 27.King George VI, the second son of King George V, ascended to the throne in 1936 after his older brother, King Edward VIII, voluntarily abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

During World War II, George worked to rally the spirits of the British people by touring war zones, making a series of morale-boosting radio broadcasts (for which he overcame a speech impediment) and shunning the safety of the countryside to remain with his wife in bomb-damaged Buckingham Palace.

The king’s health deteriorated in 1949, but he continued to perform state duties until his death in 1952.Queen Elizabeth, born on April 21, 1926, and known to her family as Lilibet, was groomed as a girl to succeed her father.

She married a distant cousin, Philip Mountbatten, on November 20, 1947, at London’s Westminster Abbey.

The first of Elizabeth’s four children, Prince Charles, was born in 1948.From the start of her reign, Elizabeth understood the value of public relations and allowed her 1953 coronation to be televised, despite objections from Prime Minister Winston Churchill and others who felt it would cheapen the ceremony.

The Grandma Hotel in Arrecife, the capital, stands out being an quickly identifiable landmark from land, sea and air.Certainly one of reasons why therefore much of the island stays unspoiled may be the effect of the Lanzarote born artist, César Manrique.

He and his contemporaries dedicated their energies to ensuring that Lanzarote did not become overdeveloped.

He spearheaded the movement to market sustainable development, allowing the island to retain its unique personality although catering for the tourist industry, which will be the lifeblood of the island's economy.Eight areas of outstanding beauty occur on the island as a result of his perspective and skills being an artist and architect.

The allure and figure of the little neighborhoods and villages stays unspoiled and actually the tourist resorts have now been tastefully produced to combine the needs of the tourist deal with regard for the island's beauty and its position as a Biospheric Zone.The population today, of around 120,000, includes many British people, somewhat fewer German, and an inferior number from elsewhere, who've visited the area and discovered their perfect 2nd house or ideal pension devote the sun.The local folks are friendly and pleasing and the pace of life is peaceful and enjoyable.

Traffic jams are unusual and the offense charge is minimal compared to other places in Europe.

The climate is pleasant throughout every season with gentle breezes to offset the heat of the sun in summer time and minimal rainfall in winter, artists biosphere the heat seldom falls under 12 degrees centigrade actually during the night.Lanzarote is the most easterly of the Canary Islands.