The 1948 Olympic Games were held in the Empire Stadium at Wembley. These were the first Games since 1936; the planned events in 1940 and 1944 were cancelled owing to the War. King George VI inaugurated the Games on 29 July 1948. He is shown here, in an illustration from the published Official Report, meeting members of the IOC in the stadium

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