News about George V

Having handed Camilla the colonelcy of the Grenadier Guards, a prestigious honour that Prince Philip had given to his second son, the King has now bestowed Andrew's cherished role as patron of York Racecourse to the Queen. The timing is harsh. York's first meeting of the season, the Dante Festival, began yesterday with the 1895 Duke of York Stakes renamed to show it was honouring the future George V rather than tarnished Andrew.

King Charles continued his busy week of events by attending a service of dedication for the Order of the British Empire with Queen Camilla in London today. The monarch and his wife walked up the steps of St Paul's Cathedral for the event where they joined nearly 2,000 people who are holders of various royal honours. It comes after Charles attended the unveiling of a new portrait at Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon which followed a morning investiture at Windsor Castle . And on Monday he officially handed over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to his son Prince William on a visit to its base in Middle Wallop, Hampshire.

Princess Anne, 73, travelled to Paddington train station with her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, a member of the GWR Advisory Board. Anne looked regal as she sported a grey button-up blazer with a matching maxi skirt and a pair of leather boots. She put her best fashion foot forward and gave her outfit a pop of colour with a turquoise blouse, black gloves and a matching bag. The crowd applauded Anne as she unveiled the curtain to show the new Great Western Rail train that read: 'HRH The Princess Royal' on the side (inset). Speaking on the stage before the unveiling, she said: 'Thank you very much indeed for this honour, it's much appreciated.'

He was the reluctant king - she was his decidedly reluctant bride. Yet together they led the nation through World War II and enjoyed a fulfilled and happy married life which lasted nearly 30 years. King George VI , known as Bertie, had been given the title Duke of York before his marriage to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923. It was said he traded in his affair with Sheila, Lady Loughborough, in return for a home and income of his own. He had to get away from his overbearing father, King George V.

It is the ultimate special relationship, even if it's been fairly low-key since Kate became part of the Royal Family - exactly 13 years ago on Monday. But this week, the huge esteem in which King Charles holds his daughter-in-law (the one who lives on this side of the Atlantic) was given a very public seal of approval. On Tuesday, Charles admitted Catherine to the Order of the Companions of Honour, making history in the process.

Kate, 42, has been made a Royal Companion of the organisation, which was founded by King George V in 1917 to recognise outstanding achievements in the arts, sciences, medicine and public service. The Mail understands it is the first time that a member of the royal family has been appointed in the order's century-long history. Sources say it is a symbol of the 'great esteem' the princess is held in by her father-in-law, King Charles. As well as being a personal thank you for her loyal service to the Crown since she married Prince William almost 13 years ago, it is also an acknowledgment of her contribution to the arts. The Princess of Wales has received a unique honour from the King in recognition of her years of public service after being appointed to The Order of the Companions of Honour. Above: Charles and Kate at the premiere of James Bond film No Time To Die in 2021. Inset: The Order of the Companions of Honour.

Work has started at grade 1-listed Wentworth Woodhouse, the dilapidated stately pile with as many rooms as there are days in the year - a mansion which makes Buckingham Palace look like a tiddler. Ensuite rooms in the 'Bedlam' wing will offer a luxury night's sleep, a sumptuous breakfast fry-up and a chance to revel in one of the finest houses in Britain, which, after many uncertain years and a fair number of scandals, is now the object of a £200 million restoration programme planned over several decades.

This famous black and white panorama by photographer Bert Hardy captures the young Queen Elizabeth at the Paris opera house, the Palais Garnier, on her first state visit to France in April 1957. It is an extraordinary occasion. Packed shoulder to shoulder in evening dress, members of the Parisian elite peer down from stone balustrades. Compelling both in detail and composition, the picture is a triumph of press photography - the more so when you realise there's not one single image on view here, but many.

Buckingham Palace has been the official residence of the monarch since 1837. It is the go-to place on great ceremonial occasions, when crowds fill the length of the Mall to see the King - or Queen - on the famous balcony. On special occasions there are fly-pasts above it and so this great edifice in the centre of London has come to represent stability at the centre of national life. As for those who live inside it the story is rather different, however. It is by no means the favourite home of the Kings and Queens who have occupied it.

After seven decades of certainty and of a monarch who was an unwavering physical presence on the landscape of British national life, the future for the Royal Family suddenly looks less than clear. In the past, it had been been rocked by scandals, extra-marital affairs and what felt in the mid-1990s like a never-ending stream of divorces that all but shattered the fairy-tale ideal of the modern royal marriage. Despite these upheavals royal life, as a whole, continued as normal. This is not the case today, when the difficulties are not just a matter of reputation but are practical.

She was the last of the big spenders. An overdraft of seven million pounds at Coutts, a taste for champagne and fine food, and a string of the most expensive racehorses ever bred. Five homes - four of them permanently staffed - and a vast personal retinue of pages, butlers, gardeners, maids, footmen, housekeepers, equerries, chefs, dressers and chauffeurs which altogether numbered around 80. And all for just one person - the much-loved Queen Mother.

With its other-worldly theft of light for a few ethereal moments, a solar eclipse has been something of an enduring fascination for all of human history. It was no different yesterday when millions of people in the US, Canada and Mexico were treated to the spectacle. In the UK, cloudy skies scuppered the chance for people living in northern and western Scotland to see what was a partial eclipse in the sky above. But that was not the case for many in Britain on June 29 1927, when the phenomenon was in full view for millions who either lived in or had flocked to a spot within the path of totality (left, Britons in the village of Giggleswick, North Yorkshire; school children in London (top right); nurses watching from a rooftop (bottom right). It ran across the UK from Cardigan Bay in Wales to Hartlepool in the north-east of England. Celebrated author Virginia Woolf captured the national mood when she wrote later that year: 'We had fallen. It was extinct. There was no colour. The earth was dead.' It marked the first time since 1724 that a total eclipse had been visible in Britain. In 1999, the phenomenon enraptured the nation once again (inset, a cub scout watches the eclipse from the Greenwich Observatory in 1999).

Paul Volkman is serving four life terms, one of the longest sentences given to a doctor during the opiate crisis. Despite being connected to the overdose deaths of many patients, he continues to deny his innocence. Over 12 years of Volkman, author Philip Eil, established at least two defining features: first and foremost: his rage.

As the Netflix show came to an end last year after six blockbusting seasons, Crown writer Peter Morgan was excited and relieved - as was everyone else. Both of the last two decades were particularly controversial, as the telling of the Queen's reign entangled the modern age and prompted uproar. Morgan said he was done with the Royal family right after the last broadcast, but I guess there has since been a change of heart. According to insiders, the 60-year-old is still interested in two royal tales he may or not have told: Edward VIII's abduction of 1936 to marry divorcee Wallis Simpson; and the tale of Queen Mary, the wife of George V. Morgan is working with one of The Crown's top producers, but it's all informal - no contracts have been signed or agreements have been made.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, did not have interviews, but she did a good job by deploying her natural charisma and was not opposed to going to the cameras when she felt it would do the job. Although she did speak openly from time to time, always with warmth, clarity, and a calm demeanor, her reluctance to give interviews was a case of 'oncebitten, twice shy.' She became engaged to Prince Albert, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary, in early 1923. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the ninth of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne's ninth child, made a mistake, at least in the eyes of Buckingham Palace, when they were announced. In Bruton Street, Mayfair, she welcomed a reporter into the family's London home.

Rowan Lascelles, if appearances and lineage were the only way to judge a man, seemed to have it all. He has a distinguished aristocratic name and an ancestral home that is one of Britain's finest architectural treasures, as well as a world-class collection of works of art. Lascelles was one of 25 figures assembled in a unique photo collage created by the magazine Country Life to celebrate Queen Victoria's death 100 years ago.

The royals like their friends to be wealthy. And there were few people more wealthy than Earl Farquhar, who gave a princess the equivalent of £5 million to make her happy. Farquhar was so loaded he was convinced that he was not the king but two kings, not one king, but two - and caused the third to be eternally grateful. He was eagerly welcomed into the innermost royal circle as a result of his appointment as Lord Steward of the Household, effectively the first dignitary of the royal court. Why? Lord Farqhuar was a second-day King Midas, bringing gold out of dust. Nothing captures a royal more than someone who can make money out of nothing.

For decades, they were the destination where nascent lovers enjoyed as long a chat as their supply of coins would have allowed. The phone box was the friend of the misty-eyed, the homeless, and anyone else that wanted to call home with good news late at night. However, with the advent of the cell phone, the most characteristic of British objects has devolved into something of an eccentricity. Many of those that do remain, such as the iconic K2 model that stands outside Parliament, make photographic opportunities for thousands of Britons and visitors every year. Now, BT will convert 2,000 old payphones into digital hubs that will include free calls and wifi as well as device charging. This is yet another attempt to revive the humble phone box. Although many are now neglected and derelict, a few have ingeniously turned miniature cafes and libraries into miniature cafes and libraries. Around 3,000 houses have been classified as grade II-listed buildings, indicating that they are conserved for the future. Above: Singer Tom Jones in 1980 at his California home (left); a fortified phone box during the Second World War (centre); a modern model in the year 2000 (right).

When Queen Camilla arrives in Worcester Cathedral today for the royal ceremony of distributing gifts on Thursday, she will be both preserving an ancient tradition and doing it in a unique way. For, although the Maundy tradition can be traced back to medieval times, it is unheard of for a monarch to be represented by a spouse at this church service. Hundreds of years ago, the festival was held as a way of honoring Jesus' example of service the night before he was crucified. According to Bible records, he gathered with his followers for a Jewish Passover meal (the Last Supper) and demonstrated a great deal of humility by washing their feet.

Thousands of old phone boxes are expected to be redoned by the 21st century, according to BT. With Wi-fi, phone chargers, and screens that display real-time council news, the telecoms giant is turning them into Street Hubs. With no more old-fashioned numbers to dial, the latest versions would have just one button to call the ambulance services. BT revealed a ten-year contract with media company Global, which would see them in 200 towns and cities from 2025. Both of the latest features will be free - funded by advertising sales from the huge digital displays on either side.

Families face a difficult battle ahead for reform, according to the heartbroken mother of a 16-year-old boy who died on a Scout trip. After being left 'unsupervised,' Ben Leonard, 16, (left) from Stockport, Manchester, died of a serious head injury after falling 200ft off the Great Orme in Llandudno, Wales, while on a three-day expedition with the Reddish Explorer Scouts on August 26, 2018. Jackie Leonard, 54, (inset), said her son's death had a 'devastating effect' on her family, and that the company must be monitored by an external body to be'made safe' and prevent more children from dying.

She is a figure from another world to many. But this royal wielded a great deal on the Queen, taking her to London's great sights and exhibitions as a child. The Queen said it was impossible to imagine the world without her presence on March 24.

Millions of us, as a result of the Princess of Wales' illness, expressed a deep sadness and fear for her and her children. Those, and there are a lot of them, are unable to escape the emotional attachment of Crown and Country. Even if we've never met Kate or her children, the connection is remarkably personal. This is one of those times in which we discover why it matters so much that we have a Royal Family rather than simply a Head of State.

After years of violence, abuse, felony damage, and racial profiling, a pop star's uncle and distant cousin of King Charles have been "no stranger to the court system." Rowan Nash Lascelles' restaurant is now being investigated by police after being found guilty of hurling racist abuse in a McDonald's restaurant. The Hon. The 46-year-old is the son of The Honour. James Lascelles, the keyboardist for Cockney Rebel (Come Up And See Me) Make Me Smile fame, is also King Charles' second cousin who was once removed and a great-grandchild of George V. The assassinated man is 68th in line to the throne and has multiple convictions for raciallyaggravated criminal charges. He has 15 sets of convictions for 21 charges, including being found guilty of racial and homophobic hate in McDonalds and being barred from attending Sainsbury's after he told a member of staff to 'go back to where you come from.'