Share Tweet Pin Email By Marisa Laudadio 2:05pm PST, Feb 16, 2026 _ A heartbreaking moment forced Britain's royal family to adopt a rule they still follow today, more than seven decades later.Keep reading for more...MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news _ Seventy-four years ago, in February 1952, Princess Elizabeth was on a Commonwealth tour representing the crown. During a stop in Kenya, she learned that her father, King George VI, had died at age 56 at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England.