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Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, where King George's coffin lay overnight on 22–23 January. On the afternoon of 22 January (the day of the 35th anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria), the king's coffin was taken from Sandringham House to the parish church of St Mary Magdalene, where it lay in state overnight with an honour guard of estate workers.
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. George was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Victoria , as the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King ...
Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V.
On the day of George V's death, 20 January 1936, the line of succession to the British throne was: Edward, Prince of Wales (born 1894), eldest son of George V Prince Albert, Duke of York (born 1895), second son of George V
The story of King George V and his parrot goes as follows: When the future King was serving in the Royal Navy in his youth, he traveled the world. At age 17, he was a midshipman on HMS Bucchante ...
King George V was the monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Empire and its successor from 6 May 1910 until his death on 20 January 1936. During his reign, George V was served by a total of 34 prime ministers; 7 from New Zealand , 6 from Australia , 5 from the Dominion of Canada , 5 from the United Kingdom , 4 from Malta , 4 from ...
Son of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle: Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach Herrenhausen Gardens 22 August 1705 [b] 8 children until 20 November 1737 25 October 1760 Kensington Palace Aged 76 Son of George I George III [7] George William Frederick 25 October 1760 [h] – 29 January 1820 (59 years, 97 days) Until 1801: 1801 ...
George I: House of Hanover 28 May 1660 1714–1727 11 June 1727 Stroke: George II: 10 November 1683 1727–1760 25 October 1760 Aortic dissection while on the toilet: George III: 4 June 1738 1760–1820 29 January 1820 Porphyria (disputed), a genetic disorder. Suffered bouts of mental illness from 1788 onwards. George IV: 12 August 1762 1820 ...