Claim: George VI married a woman.
Evidence: He married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923 and they had two daughters , Elizabeth and Margaret.
She is Head of the Commonwealth and Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession : Jamaica , Barbados , the Bahamas , Grenada , Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands , Tuvalu , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Belize , Antigua and Barbuda , and Saint Kitts and Nevis.