They had largely settled into life as the spare, assuming the Crown would never be placed atop of the duke's head. But destiny had other plans when, following King George V's death, King Edward ...

He was the second son of King George V who was never supposed to be crowned King, so when Prince Albert, Duke of York (the future King George VI), wed the Hon Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923 ...

(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) The public was unaware that Charles’ grandfather, King George VI ... of state occasions when he wears the crown and rides through the streets of London in a ...