George V favoured his second son Albert 'Bertie' and Albert's daughter Elizabeth 'Lilibet', later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, respectively. He told a courtier: 'I pray to God that my ...

King George V was king from 1910 to 1936 and was founder of the House of Windsor. His children were former King George VI and former King Edward VIII. He was Queen Elizabeth II's grandfather and ...

The monarch is shown seated on one of a pair of 1902 throne chairs that were made for the future King George V and Queen Mary for ... Oliver Cholmondeley and Nicholas Barclay.

Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V, had shepherded Britain through World War I during his reign from 1910 to 1936. But as the king grew older, the British royal family grew uneasy ...

Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II and England’s King George V were first cousins. In 1918, Ipatiev House was turned into a fortified prison for ex-Tsar Nicholas II and his family. As the ill-fated ...

The new images, captured by British photographer Hugo Burnand, show the royal couple in the Blue Drawing Room in Buckingham Palace Nicholas ... her husband, King George V, in 1911.

Forget the dusty history books labeling King George V (1910-1936) as a snooze-fest monarch stuck in a whirlwind of change. I recently read Jane Ridley’s “George V: Never a Dull Moment” which ...

M.S. Rau has just listed three historic pieces that appeared at Queen Elizabeth II‘s and King George VI’s respective crownings. According to the high-end antique dealer, it was customary ...

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King George V and Queen Mary were the first royals to attend ... Hulton Archive—Getty Images In 1926, King George VI, father to Queen Elizabeth II, made history as the first—and last—royal ...

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.