George VI

Albert Frederick Arthur George, also known as George VI, was the protagonist of the 2010 movie The King's Speech. He was portrayed by Colin Firth, who also portrayed Cedric Brown in Nanny McPhee and Harry Hart in the Kingsman franchise. He was based on the . 
Known as "Bertie" to his family, Bertie grew up in the shadow of his elder brother David, who was the Prince of Wales and expected to take the throne of the United Kingdom upon the death of their father George V. Bertie was named the Duke of York. He had a pronounced stutter and did not want to engage in public speaking. After giving a speech at the closing of the British Empire Exhibition in which he stammered, Bertie's wife Elizabeth suggested they bring in Australian born speech therapist Lionel Logue to help him.
When their father died, David became King, taking the name Edward VIII as his regnal name. Bertie quit seeing Logue due to a dispute regarding Edward. Edward would only rule for about a year before abdicating so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.
Upon Edward's abdication, Bertie became King as he was next in line for the throne, something that he had never expected to happen. He decided to reign under the name King George VI. Realizing that he still needed to work on dealing with his speech issues, he had brought back in to help the new King. Their first major task was to prepare the new King for his coronation. A key point in the treatment came when Logue decided to provoke George by disrespecting both King Edward's Chair and the Stone of Scone. George protests Logue's disrespect, but then realizes that he had done so without impairment, giving him the confidence to continue. Thanks to Logue's assistance, the actual coronation went off without a hitch.
After the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in 1939, George realized that he would need to make an address to his nation. Logue was brought in to help the King prepare the speech and accompanied him to the broadcast booth. After the speech, Logue remarks that George was still not enunciating his w's but George joked he did that so people would know it was him speaking.
George VI continued to reign successfully throughout the war years until his death in February 1952. He maintained his friendship with Logue, and Logue would always be present at speeches that he gave until he died. 
==The Speech==
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