Shortly before he died, King George V wrote to Stanley Baldwin, the prime minister, in despair about his eldest son, Edward, Prince of Wales. 'After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself within 12 ...

At its show in Australia this weekend, the raucously political rap trio Kneecap brought what appeared to be the missing head of a King George V statue onstage. By Ali Watkins The irreverent ...

Who were the members of the royal family before the abdication? Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V, had shepherded Britain through World War I during his reign from 1910 to 1936.

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The solid bronze severed head of Melbourne’s decapitated King George V statue was reported to have briefly reappeared in public, gracing the stage during a performance by Irish rap group Kneecap.

‘Well well a chairde Gael [my Irish friends]! Some madman dropped by with a huge King George’s head so he could hear a few tunes for our last Melbourne show!’ it read. They posted photos on ...

The missing head of a statue of King George V appears to have been brought onstage at a concert in Melbourne. Northern Irish rappers Kneecap brought the head onstage at their gig last week.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Eighty-nine years after he died, King George V appears to be having the time of his life. Or, at any rate, his severed bronze head is.

A decapitated statue head of King George V, missing since June, was reportedly spotted at a Melbourne gig this weekend and that’s one cameo none of us could’ve seen coming. In case you ...

Australian police are investigating how the missing decapitated head of a historic statue of King George V appeared to make a cameo appearance on stage dur... Wednesday, 28 May 2025 Newsletters ...