Tuesday, April 28, 2015

The King's warning: expert says George VI should be anti-smoking image

Top surgeon suggests images of the Queen’s father, who died at 56 of coronary thrombosis – 90% due to smoking – should serve as warning on cigarette packets

Images of the Queen’s father, George VI, should appear on cigarette packets as warning of the perils of smoking, one of Britain’s leading surgeons has suggested.

Speaking to the Royal College of Surgeons on Tuesday, Professor Harold Ellis said George VI’s death in 1952 at the age of only 56 should serve as a national reminder of the health problems caused by smoking.

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