The 1947 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of this King of the United Kingdom who was also the last Emporer of what nation?
George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.
Governor-General of the Union of South Africa The Governor-general of the Union of South Africa (Afrikaans: "Goewerneur-generaal van Unie van die Suid-Afrika" , Dutch: "Gouverneur-generaal van de Unie van Zuid-Afrika" ) was the representative of the British (1910–1931) and later South African Crown (1931–1961) in the Union of South Africa between 31 May 1910 and 31 May 1961. The Union of South Africa was a Commonwealth realm in which Queen Elizabeth II was given the title "Queen of South Africa", although she never visited the country in that capacity.