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George V
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
For other uses, see George V (disambiguation).
| George V | |||
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Formal portrait, 1923 | |||
| Reign | 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936 | ||
| Coronation | 22 June 1911 | ||
| Imperial Durbar | 12 månad 1911 | ||
| Predecessor | Edward VII | ||
| Successor | Edward VIII | ||
| Born | Prince George of Wales (1865-06-03)3 June 1865 Marlborough House, Westminster, Middlesex, England | ||
| Died | 20 January 1936(1936-01-20) (aged 70) Sandringham House, Norfolk, England | ||
| Burial | 28 January 1936 | ||
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| House | |||
| Father | Edward VII | ||
| Mother | Alexandra of Denmark | ||
| Religion | Protestant | ||
| Signature | |||
| Service | Royal Navy | ||
| Years of active service | 1877–1892 | ||
| Rank | Full list | ||
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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.
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1 July – Go to Sunday School in the morning. Play for them but little boys are too much for me to handle! I get the play script from Gail and stay to church. Mr R very good.
2 July – Go to choir in the evening. I go up to 2c with Anna Marie and we see Hugh Rouse reading newscast. He won’t be doing that for much longer, I’m afraid.
We rehearse quite hard. Ruth is away and Gill is not there so I talk to Scots couple and a girl who is doing the same TC exam as me in August. We have a pleasant time – it is nice to get to know others in the choir for Ruth and I have a tendency to live in a little world or our own. Iris gives me a lift home.
3 July – I work extremely hard today and enjoy it. I hear JB Priestley talking about Ryder Haggard. He has a lovely, soothing voice.
Webster adjudicating in Bulawayo
At night we all listen to Anne’s new programme – Music for Romance. I’m afraid the summing up of this would be tried and f