100 Years Of King George V

I believe today, 22 June 2011, is the 100th Anniversary of the Coronation of King George V.

And David has posted a picture of the Coronation Regalia
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KirkS

Long live the King!

A good king, sullied only by pictures of him shooting
tigers from the back of an Elephant.
Why did men have to do that!

Had interfering parents and relatives who forbade the
marriage to his sweetheart, so I'll put them
together here.

KG5 in 1870 (wiki)


and his sweetheart Marie of Edinburgh

And here is the coach that carried him to his coronation.
Regards
Horamakhet

Now...<That> is a coach! :)

The famous Downey photo

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:)

I have long wondered if it is a coincidence that in his era, some of the best looking stamps ever were issued and the fact that he was a keen philatelist. Did the designers/engravers work harder just to please the keen stamp collector king?

:)

I did not know about his love for Marie; from Wiki:




Very pretty:

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Still, had he married here there would not have been KGVI and QEII and that would have been a pity.

:)

Here is a nice Downey Head with June 22 1911, very nice in my opinion!

Happy Anniversary,

Skilo54

Lovely picture of Marie, Perf14.
Very pretty indeed.
She looks intelligent and probably didn't suffer fools well.
That is one large string of pearls she has there.


Perhaps George should have slipped some Shakespeare sonnets
under his parents pillows.

Some how I don't think that would have worked. According to Wiki, it was his Mum (formerly the Princess Alexandra of Denmark ) who did not like Germans in any fashion:




So, poor George had no chance.

Hi Perf14
That fact that George was a keen philatelist was a great help. Most Commonwealth stamps designs in those days had to meet with the Monarchs approval. Apparently he took the job seriously. Also having served on sailing ships helped him in one particular case to prevent a stamp of a sailing ship being printed, as the rigging was wrong.
Their has never ever been another British Monarch who is or was a true philatelist. Even the Queen leaves the job to the Royal Philatelist, whereas George spent as much time as possible building up the Royal Collection, and many of the rarities in it are due to his astute purchases. I have also included a photo HMS Bacchante on which George did a world cruise in 1879-1882, it was on this cruise that he had recorded in the ships log that he say the "Flying Dutchman" the mysterious ghost ship.
For those interested the the two volume work of the voyage is titled
"The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship Bacchante 1879-1882". It was published by Macmillian & Company in London in 1880. It is a very fascinating read.
Regards
Horamakhet

Hi Horamakhet,

That is great information thank you very much, Horamakhet; and I love that sailing ship drawing/engraving. Imagine what wonderful stamps we would have now if his son and granddaughter had had the stamp collecting bug as well...the mind boggles!

Your book reminds me of a set of Encyclopedia Britannica I bought 40 years ago, it was, from memory the 1902 edition and there were no photos in it at all, just plates like that one of the HMS Bacchante. Unfortunately every time I opened I got struck by an incredible headache and finally I had to give it away, pity it was absolutely beautiful (but I still have the bookcase it came in, lol)

:)

Hi perf14

I am very lucky as my family has always had a large library, and I keep adding to it.
About 6000 books at present, and I have read every one of them, except those in languages I can not read, but if I have been able to find a modern day translation, I buy it so I know what the book says. Unfortunately, some of the older works are so scarce and rare and they have never been published in any other languages but their mother tongue. But in the eighteen and nineteen centuries many persons spoke many languages, that it why I have books in other tongues.
Regards
Horamakhet.

Hi to all
Since we are on roll with George V, here are the postillions who to quote the postcard,
"These four Postillions whose average service in the Royal Stables is 30 years, have the responsible duty of conveying Their Majesties in "The Royal State Coach" (original picture) at the Opening of Parliament. I have the full set of the six postcards issued at the time of the Coronation. The other four show The Royal Outrider, The Walking Attendant, Royal Semi-State Landau and Four Bay Horses, and The State Stables.
Regards,
Horamakhet.

The postillion rides the left hand (seen from the coach)
horse nearest the coach.

I believe the postillion in the recent Royal Wedding
was a relation of the bride?
I think I recall hearing that on the TV broadcast.

Horamkhet, I think I saw a picture of you beautiful library in another post. It looked like a film set for the Raiders of the Lost Ark, it must be great to get lost in there a few days at a time.

I seem to remember at the time asking if horamkhet was a derivation of Horem-Akhet...but then I seemed to lose the thread ...old age, what can one do...you should see me in a parking lot looking for my car!

alex