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"In the course of nearly four years of war, His Majesty has seen thousands of female workers and their passion, their dedication and their vivacity at the exciting new world opening up for them gives him no end of pleasure. He bombarded working girls with questions: How long had they been employed? Did they like their work? And what of their brothers at the front? He has a fatherly soft spot for a girl in uniform, and those war-girls have infiltrated almost every establishment that the King visits.”

Excerpt from "In the Eye of the storm: George V and the Great War" by Alexandra Churchill

An illustration of King George V and Queen Mary's visit to Parkhead forge in Glasgow during their Scotland tour in july, 1914. After they inspected the various operations of gunmaking, a 100 tone crain was advancing to them, carrying in a shining steel sling a little girl with a bouquet for queen Mary. The child was Miss Annie Dunlop, daughter of one of the timekeepers at the forge. The bouquet was bought with pennies which were subscribed by employes at Parkhead.

by holtieshouse on Flickr.Wave Rock is a natural rock formation located east of the small town of Hyden in Western Australia.

The future King George III, age 9, reading in a blanket fort in 1747

"You have never left me for a single day since that sad event. I fear darling my nature is not demonstrative, but I want you to understand, that I am indeed grateful to you, for all you have done these busy months for me & I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your love & for the enormous help & comfort which you have been to me in my new position.

I can't imagine how I could have got on at all without you, I shall never forget it...My love grows stronger for you every day mixed with admiration & I thank God every day that he has given me such a darling devoetd wife as you are....God bless you my sweet Angel May....''

George V to Queen Mary in October 1910, their first separation since he became King when he went up to York Cottage for a few days

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visit the Gandia town hall after attending the delivery of "Investigation National Awards" at the Palacio Ducal de los Borja | March 14, 2024

Yorkshire Dales, England

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Hannover (1789) by Thomas Lawrence. National Gallery.

Smile please, Your Majesty by Steve Fairclough Published in Amateur Photographer Magazine - (20-27 December 2022)

George and Mary