What was King George VI's speech impairment?

There are many forms of irony – verbal, dramatic, situational and so on – but the one that surely applied to King George VI was the irony of fate. It was as ... read more

King George VI was known to have a stammer. This lead to some kind of superstition among some people in the populace that something bad might happen every time he bungled his speech. read more

Terrifically shy, for one, thanks in a large part to the crippling speech impairment depicted in the film. read more

King George VI was born Prince Albert, the second son of King George V. (He changed his name to George VI upon assuming the throne. Many of us Americans are a bit hazy on royal affairs that don’t involve Kate Middleton, so we’ll call him George VI to avoid confusion.) George VI’s elder brother, Edward VIII, was in line for the throne, and so George VI did not expect to become king. read more