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Back in 1986, it was claimed that King George V had been euthanised by his doctor, Lord Dawson, who died in 1945. A 'mixture of morphine and cocaine was administered' in the form of an injection ...
Shortly before he died, King George V wrote to Stanley Baldwin, the prime minister, in despair about his eldest son, Edward, Prince of Wales. 'After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself within 12 ...
Though the concept remains the same, the current monarch's speeches are very different to the very first read by George V in 1932. Sat in a small room in Sandringham that provided better sound ...
Tom Marquand extricated himself from a difficult position to win the King George V Stakes on Merchant for William Haggas.
But it was King George V's pet parrot Charlotte that made the biggest impression on the Royal Family. As a child, Princess Elizabeth would feed her sugar lumps and spent time playing with the bird ...
Last month, the missing head of a statue of King George V made an unexpected appearance onstage at a concert of the touring Northern Irish rap band, Kneecap. The head had not been seen publicly ...
TRAVELLERS remain camped on a popular park after more than 24 hours. Council workers, working alongside police, were set to visit the camp on King George V playing fields in Brickfields. The camp, ...
At its show in Australia this weekend, the raucously political rap trio Kneecap brought what appeared to be the missing head of a King George V statue onstage. By Ali Watkins The irreverent ...