The Silver Jubilee of George V on 6 May 1935 marked 25 years of

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as the

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and the

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, and

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.Harold Nicolson, ''King George V'' (1953) pp 510–532
online
/ref> The Jubilee was marked with large-scale and popular events throughout

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and the rest of the

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in May 1935. It was the first ever Silver Jubilee celebration of any

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in history. The King died less than a year later.

Celebrations

Silberner Jubiläumsgottesdienst für König George V

The Silver Jubilee Celebrations in

began with a carriage procession through London to

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for a

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on 6 May 1935. It was followed by another procession back to

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, where the

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appeared on the balcony. The King and

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were joined by members of the Royal Family, including

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, the

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, the

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and

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, Princess Mary and the Earl of Harewood, the

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, and the

and

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. Due to popular demand, the King waved from the same balcony for a few consecutive days later in the same week. The Jubilee day was declared a

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and celebrations were held across the

with garden parties, pageants and sports events. At 8 pm, the King's Jubilee speech was broadcast. He gave thanks "from the depths of his heart to his dear people" on behalf of himself and Queen Mary, for the Jubilee commemorations. Throughout the month of May, the King continued taking carriage rides through London. He also took one through north London for the Queen's birthday on 26 May, during which they were accompanied by their two granddaughters: Princesses Elizabeth and

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. The Jubilee was also marked with a ball for two thousand guests at Buckingham Palace on 14 May, an Empire Exhibition and the

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. A reception was hosted by the

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in honour of the King and Queen, which was also attended by the Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of York. During the Jubilee celebrations, the King received a large number of telegrams from across the

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and around the world, with warm wishes, both from world leaders and his subjects. The public's reaction to George V's appearances over the jubilant celebrations only confirmed the popularity of a Jubilee celebration as well as the esteem in which the King was held.

Other commemorations

A Silver Jubilee Medal was created to a commemorate the Jubilee. It was awarded to the members of the Royal Family and selected officers of state, officials and servants of the Royal Household, ministers, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. The Jubilee was marked by loads of different Jubilee souvenirs. Every child born on the Jubilee Day (6 May 1935) was given a special silver commemorative cup. A Silver crown coin was also released by the

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to mark the Jubilee. Specific sets of stamps were issued for the Jubilee in the

and the dominions, including issues in

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and

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1935 Series Bank of Canada $25 commemorative banknote, obverse

The Bank of Canada issued its first commemorative banknote to commemorate the King's Silver Jubilee. It was a $25 banknote in the 1935 Series. The royal purple banknote was issued on 6 May 1935, and is the only $25 banknote ever issued by the Bank of Canada. A mountain in

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, Canada was named Mount George V after

, to commemorate his Silver jubilee in 1935. In

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, Malaysia, a 12.1 m clock tower was built on the main street, Jalan Ibrahim, in 1936. The tower, topped by a dome-shaped structure, was a present from

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to King George V and Queen Mary to commemorate the Silver Jubilee. The

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, an open-air seaside lido, was opened in

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to commemorate the Jubilee. For the 1935 Silver Jubilee, the first version of

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was created, and was based on chicken dressed with mayonnaise and

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Gallery

File:Portsmouth tram, Silver Jubilee, 1935.JPG, A postcard showing an illuminated tramcar of the Portsmouth Corporation Tramways celebrating the King's Silver Jubilee File:Jubilee Pond, Exbury - geograph.org.uk - 592872.jpg, Jubilee Pond at

Exbury Gardens Exbury Gardens is a informal woodland garden in Hampshire, England with large collections of rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias, and is often considered the finest garden of its type in the United Kingdom. Exbury holds the national collectio ...

created to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V File:Hill School (6619126121).jpg, A school dressed overall and floodlit to mark the King's Silver Jubilee in 1935 File:BRITISH ARMOURED VEHICLES PARADING THROUGH ALLENBY STREET IN TEL AVIV, IN HONOR OF THE SILVER JUBILEE OF KING GEORGE V. חיילים בריטיים ברכבים משורייניD22-018.jpg, British armoured vehicles parading through Allenby Street in Tel Aviv, in honour of the Silver Jubilee of King George V File:Stamp of India - 1935 - Colnect 981926 - 1 - Gateway of India Bombay.jpeg, An Indian stamp commemorating the Silver Jubilee of George V, Emperor of India File:Richard Reid jubilee.jpg, Alberta Premier Richard Reid speaking on the occasion of King George V's Silver Jubilee File:100 years of the RAF MOD 45163630.jpg, The Guard of Honour saluting King George V on his arrival at Mildenhall on 6 July 1935 for the Silver Jubilee Review of the Royal Air Force File:(Anti) Jubilee Souvenir.jpg, ''No means test for these 'unemployed'!'' by Maro. The public expense for the Silver Jubilee in the midst of a financial depression caused some controversy. File:45552 Silver Jubilee and 42367 Fowler 2-6-4T at Willesden.jpg, 45552 ''Silver Jubilee'' (left) was specially christened in honour of the Silver Jubilee of George V. File:Jam besar 1990 (cropped).jpg, A clock tower in Sungai Petani, Malaysia, built to commemorate the King's Silver Jubilee File:Cleeve Village Hall - geograph.org.uk - 1598636.jpg, The Cleeve Village Hall, erected in 1936, to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of George V File:Meridian Monument - geograph.org.uk - 1211201.jpg, The Meridian Monument in Peacehaven, England, built in 1936, to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of George V File:Falkland Islands 1935 Silver Jubilee stamps (cropped).jpg, Falklands Islands stamps marking the Silver Jubilee of King George V

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Celebrations

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