The

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George V 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 Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936. Born duri ...

, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and

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, occurred on 28 January 1936 at

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, following his death on 20 January and subsequent lying in state at

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Death

King George had suffered several bouts of serious illness since the First World War; he suffered from

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exacerbated by heavy

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. By 1935 he required the occasional use of oxygen tanks kept at his bedside. By the end of that year, his personal physician, Lord Dawson of Penn, told the prime minister,

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, that the king was "packing up his luggage and getting ready to depart". In the new year of 1936, King George took to his bed at

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; family members were summoned on 16 and 17 January by an anxious Queen Mary. At 21:25 on Tuesday 20 January, Lord Dawson wrote a press bulletin on the back of a menu card; "the King’s life is moving peacefully to its close". King George died at 23:55 with the queen and his children at his bedside and the

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, reciting prayers. It was revealed decades later from Dawson's account in his personal diary, that he had hastened the process by injecting an overdose of

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and

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into the king's

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, with the intention of having the announcement in the morning

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s, rather than "the less appropriate evening journals".

Sandringham to London

The church of St Mary Magdalen - geograph

On the afternoon of 22 January, the king's coffin was taken from Sandringham House to the

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, where it lay in state overnight with an honour guard of estate workers. On the following morning, 23 January, the coffin was taken in a 2½ mile (4 kilometre) procession from the church to

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, with King

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and his brothers walking behind and the rest of the royal family in carriages. Also accompanying was the late king's grey pony Jock, led by a groom, and his parrot Charlotte, whose cage was carried by a servant. The

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, hauled by Class B17 locomotive No. 2847 ''Helmingham Hall'', arrived in London at King's Cross railway station and then the coffin was carried on a

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escorted by

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through crowded but silent streets with King Edward and his brothers walking behind, arriving at

at four o'clock. As the coffin was carried into the hall by guardsmen, the

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which surmounted the

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, fell off and landed in the street; Edward was heard to exclaim "Christ! What's going to happen next?"

Lying in state

Upon entering the hall, the choirs of

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and the

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sang

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; "Praise the Lord, O my soul".Makin 1936, p. 312 A short service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, which included the hymn, ''

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'', at the suggestion of Queen Mary. Following the departure of the royal family,

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, led by the

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and the

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, were the first to file past the

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to pay their respects. They were followed by ordinary members of the public, who formed a queue fifteen deep through the streets of Westminster; during the four days of the lying in state, 809,182 people were recorded to have passed through the hall. Also visiting were royalty and dignitaries from overseas who had arrived in London for the funeral. The doors of the hall were finally closed at 04:00 on Tuesday, 28 January.Makin 1936, p. 313

Vigil of the Princes

During the lying in state, the catafalque was guarded at all times by twelve men; four

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, four

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, and four officers of the

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, either the Foot Guards or the

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. The guard was changed every twenty minutes, except for the Yeomen who were relieved every hour. At midnight, after attending a state dinner at

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for the visiting dignitaries including five kings, the late king's four surviving sons, King Edward VIII, the

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, the

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, and the

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, stood vigil replacing the four guards officers. This event became known as the

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. They were dressed respectively in the full dress uniforms of the

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, the

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, the 10th Royal Hussars and the

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. It was reported that many of the passing mourners failed to recognise the princes.

London to Windsor

The funeral procession began at 09:45 on Tuesday, 28 January, with the tolling of

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. The coffin was placed on the

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, drawn by a team of 142 naval ratings. Following the gun carriage on foot were the king and the Royal Dukes, after which came the kings of Denmark, Norway, Romania, Bulgaria and Belgium, along with the President of France and other dignitaries. The queen, the

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and the Royal Duchesses travelled in horse-drawn state coaches. The procession was watched by huge crowds along the route, often twelve deep, many of whom had braved overnight rain. Some 150 members of the public had to be taken to hospital and it was reported that first aiders had treated 10,000 cases of fainting. In some places, the crowd had burst through the police cordon, delaying the procedings by 22 minutes. On arrival at

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, the coffin was loaded onto the funeral train, hauled by 4073 Class locomotive No. 4082 ''Windsor Castle'', which left at around midday. A further six special trains carrying dignitaries had preceded it, leaving at 10-minute intervals. At Windsor & Eton railway station, the coffin was transferred to the state gun carriage again and drawn through the streets of the town towards

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, escorted by the

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. At St George's Chapel, sailors used boatswain's calls to signal "Admiral on board" and "Admiral over the side", followed by Highland

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s playing the

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, ''

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''. The king and his brothers saluted as the coffin was carried up the chapel steps.

Funeral service

The service itself was a fairly simple affair following the text of the

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and lacking any additional

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s, which had been a feature of other royal funerals. Instead, a congregational hymn, '' Abide with me'', was included. The last funeral sentence, ''I heard a Voice from Heaven'', was sung to a setting by Sir John Goss, rather than the traditional music by

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. After the

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had pronounced the

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of the late king, ''God be in my Head'' by Sir Henry

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was sung. Intitially interred in the Royal Vault beneath the Choir (architecture), Quire at St George's Chapel, King George's body was transferred to a monumental sarcophagus in the North Nave Aisle on 27 February 1939. It is surmounted by tomb effigies of George and Mary, sculpted by Sir William Reid Dick (1878-1961). Queen Mary was laid to rest next to her husband following her funeral at St George's on 31 March 1953. The service was broadcast live on BBC Radio and relayed across the British Empire, empire; also newsreel films of the funeral processions were later shown in cinemas. Ecumenical memorial services were held in churches and chapels throughout the country, for which a special "form of service" had been printed, to be used "either on the Day of the Funeral or on the Most Convenient Day within the Octave (liturgy), Octave, by His Majesty's Special Command".Range 2015, pp. 286-287

Guests

As per report in London Gazette.

British royal family

House of Windsor, The House of Windsor

* Queen Mary, ''the late king's widow'' ** Edward VIII, The King, ''the late king's son'' ** George VI, The Duke and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Duchess of York, ''the late king's son and daughter-in-law'' ** Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, The Princess Royal and Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, The Earl of Harewood, ''the late king's daughter and son-in-law'' *** George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood, Viscount Lascelles, ''the late king's grandson'' *** Gerald David Lascelles, The Hon. Gerald Lascelles, ''the late king's grandson'' ** Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, The Duke and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Gloucester, ''the late king's son and daughter-in-law'' ** Prince George, Duke of Kent, The Duke and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Duchess of Kent, ''the late king's son and daughter-in-law (also first cousin once removed)'' * Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife, Princess and Prince Arthur of Connaught, ''the late king's niece and her husband, the late king's first cousin'' (representing the Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn) ** Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Earl of Macduff, ''the late king's great-nephew'' * Maud Carnegie, Countess of Southesk, Lady Maud and Charles Carnegie, 11th Earl of Southesk, Lord Carnegie, ''the late king's niece and nephew-in-law'' * Maud of Wales, The Queen and Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway, ''the late king's sister and brother-in-law (also first cousin)'' ** Olav V of Norway, The Crown Prince of Norway, ''the late king's nephew'' * Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Helena Victoria, ''the late king's first cousin'' * Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Marie Louise, ''the late king's first cousin'' * Princess Patricia of Connaught, Lady Patricia Ramsay, ''the late king's first cousin'' ** Alexander Ramsay of Mar, Alexander Ramsay, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, The Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, ''the late king's brother-in-law and sister-in-law (also the late king's first cousin)'' ** Lady May Abel Smith, Lady May and Henry Abel Smith, ''the late king's niece and nephew-in-law''

Marquess of Cambridge, Teck-Cambridge family

* George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge, The Marquess and Marchioness of Cambridge, ''the late king's nephew and niece-in-law'' ** Lady Mary Whitley, Lady Mary Cambridge, ''the late king's great-niece'' * Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort (sportswoman), The Duchess and Henry Somerset, 10th Duke of Beaufort, Duke of Beaufort, ''the late king's niece and nephew-in-law'' * Lady Helena Gibbs, ''the late king's niece'' * Lord Frederick Cambridge, ''the late king's nephew''

Mountbatten family

* Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, The Marquess of Carisbrooke, ''the late king's first cousin'' ** Lady Iris Mountbatten, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, The Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, ''the late king's first cousin'' ** George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, The Marquess and Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Marchioness of Milford Haven, ''the late king's first cousin once removed and his wife'' ** Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Lord Louis Mountbatten, ''the late king's first cousin once removed''

Foreign royalty

* Christian X of Denmark, The King of Denmark and Iceland, ''the late king's first cousin'' ** Ingrid of Sweden, The Crown Princess of Denmark, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Prince Axel of Denmark, ''the late king's first cousin'' * Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, ''the late king's first cousin'' * Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Infanta Beatrice and Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera, Infante Alfonso of Spain, ''the late king's first cousin and her husband'' ** Infante Álvaro, Duke of Galliera, Infante Álvaro of Spain, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, The Duke and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, ''the late king's first cousin and his wife'' * Prince George of Greece and Denmark, ''the late king's first cousin'' * Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, ''the late king's first cousin and father of the late king's daughter-in-law'' ** Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, The Prince Regent of Yugoslavia, ''husband of the late king's Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, first cousin once removed'' * Paul of Greece, The Crown Prince of Greece, ''the late king's double first cousin once removed'' (representing the George II of Greece, King of the Hellenes) * Carol II of Romania, The King of Romania, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Louise Mountbatten, The Crown Princess and Gustaf VI Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden, ''the late king's first cousin once removed and her husband (also widower of the late king's Princess Margaret of Connaught, first cousin)'' (representing the Gustaf V, King of Sweden) * Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, The Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (born 1914), Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, ''the late king's first cousin once removed'' * Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966), Prince Frederick of Prussia, ''the late king's first cousin twice removed'' * Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Félix of Luxembourg, ''husband of the late king's second cousin once removed'' (representing the Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg) * Leopold III of Belgium, The King of the Belgians, ''the late king's third cousin (also widower of the late king's Astrid of Sweden, first cousin once removed)'' * Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, The Count of Flanders, ''the late king's third cousin'' * Boris III of Bulgaria, The Tsar of Bulgaria, ''the late king's third cousin'' * Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Nemours, The Duke of Nemours, ''the late king's third cousin'' * Umberto II of Italy, The Prince of Piedmont, ''husband of the late king's Marie-José of Belgium, third cousin'' (representing the Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, King of Italy) * Farouk of Egypt, The Prince of the Sa'id (representing the Fuad I of Egypt, King of Egypt) * Zeid bin Hussein, Prince Zeid bin Hussein (representing the Ghazi of Iraq, King of Iraq) * Chula Chakrabongse, Prince Chula Chakrabongse (representing the Ananda Mahidol, King of Siam) * Prince Salih Doshishti (representing the Zog I of Albania, King of the Albanians) * Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, The Duke of Braganza * The Raja of Sawantwadi * The Maharaja of Dhrangadhra * Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, Prince Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg * Prince Franz of Windisch-Graetz

Other dignitaries

* Albert Lebrun, The President of France * Paul van Zeeland, The Prime Minister of Belgium * Vincent Massey, The Canadian High Commissioner * Stanley Bruce, The Australian High Commissioner * James Parr (politician), The New Zealand High Commissioner * Charles Theodore Te Water, The South African High Commissioner * John Dulanty, The Irish High Commissioner

Nobility

* Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, The Duke of Norfolk * Evelyn Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, The Duchess of Devonshire * Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey, The Marquess of Anglesey * Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, The Earl of Cavan * William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork and Orrery, The Earl of Cork and Orrery * David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, The Earl Beatty * George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan, The Earl of Lucan * Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, The Earl of Granard * Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury, The Earl of Shaftesbury * Alexander Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore, The Earl of Dunmore * Charles Duncombe, 3rd Earl of Feversham, The Earl of Feversham * Geoffrey FitzClarence, 5th Earl of Munster, The Earl of Munster * Thomas Brand, 3rd Viscount Hampden, The Viscount Hampden * Henry Gage, 6th Viscount Gage, The Viscount Gage * Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, The Lord Trenchard * George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, The Lord Milne * Sidney Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone, The Lord Elphinstone * Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore, The Lord Templemore * Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram, The Lord Wigram * Bertrand Dawson, 1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, The Lord Dawson of Penn * Edward Colebrooke, 1st Baron Colebrooke, The Lord Colebrooke * Esmé Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith, The Lord Howard of Penrith * William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth, Viscount Lewisham * Lord Claud Hamilton (1889–1975), Lord Claud Hamilton * Reginald Drax, The Hon. Sir Reginald Drax * Francis Gathorne-Hardy, The Hon. Sir Francis Gathorne-Hardy * Stanley Colville, The Hon. Sir Stanley Colville * George Crichton (courtier), The Hon. Sir George Crichton * Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh, The Hon. Sir Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh * Hubert Brand, The Hon. Sir Hubert Brand * Montague Eliot, 8th Earl of St Germans, The Hon. Sir Montague Eliot * Piers Legh, The Hon. Sir Piers Legh * Alec Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, The Hon. Alexander Hardinge

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