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The Duke and Duchess of York watch a Ladies’ Doubles match at Wimbledon, June 24, 1926. // x

Mary Browne and Elizabeth Ryan (USA) defeated Suzanne Lenglen and Julie Vlasto (France)

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KING GEORGE VI and QUEEN ELIZABETH attend Oaks Day at Epsom Racecourse, June 4, 1937.

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WESTMINSTER HALL, LONDON, MAY 9, 1935

King George V, with Queen Mary at his side, addresses both Houses of Parliament on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee.

Seated either side are their sons [L-R]: the Duke of Gloucester, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and the Duke of Kent.

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The Duke and Duchess of York with Prince Henry at Balmoral, 1923 // © RCT

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Queen Mary on the quarter deck of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH of the 5th Battle Squadron (Grand Fleet), just after the Armistice.

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King George V (ABSOLUTELY NO Copyright Infringement Intended)

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I am very glad that you have gone into the matter of her religion so carefully, and that she has promised that the children shall be brought up as Protestants and that she herself may come over to the church later... I am sure the girl takes after her mother and not her father, as his behaviour here as ambassador in the early days of the war was anything but helpful.

George VI letter to Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, 5 May 1944

This letter relates to the engagement of William Cavendish (Duke of Devonshire’s son) to Kathleen ‘Kick’ Kennedy (daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. - U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40)

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Members of the Royal Family in front of a Windsor memorial to King George V. The new King unveiled the outdoor memorial (the work of Sir Edwin Lutyens) and made his first public speech since his accession. // April 23, 1937

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KING GEORGE VI arranges a group photograph after the Royal Maundy Service, April 18, 1946.

Behind the Queen and the Maundy Children are [L-R]: Princess Marie Louise, Lawrence E. Tanner, the Bishop of Lichfield and Revd. W. H. Elliott.

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FOOTAGE [no sound] // British Pathé

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Princess Mary, the Marquise d’Hautpoul, Captain Philip Hunloke and Prince Albert, Regatta Week at Cowes, 1913

The Marquise d’Hautpoul (née Julie Stonor) was the first love of George V, but marriage was out of the question as she was both a commoner and a devout Roman Catholic.

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King George VI and Princess Elizabeth enjoy a laugh in the Royal Box at Ascot, June 18, 1946. // British Pathé

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THE LOVELIEST WEDDING OF THE YEAR

Their Majesties the King and Queen, with the two Princesses, as well as the Queen Mother, and the Princess Royal, were all present at the [March 30] wedding in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, of Miss Lavinia Lascelles to Major Edward Renton. There was a big crowd assembled outside the chapel to see the Royal Family and to wish luck to the exceptionally good-looking bride and groom as they drove away in an open landau, drawn by two Windsor Greys, to the reception in the State Rooms of Windsor Castle lent by His Majesty, who wished the young couple ‘Long life, every happiness and good fortune’ when he proposed their health.

THE TATLER AND BYSTANDER - April 10, 1946

LEFT: Responding to the toast of H.M. the King after the cutting of the cake

RIGHT: The King and Queen wishing the bride and bridegroom goodbye after the reception

(Lavinia was the daughter of the King’s private secretary, Sir Alan ‘Tommy’ Lascelles)

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Prince John,1910

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Day 20: 1910s (official portraits)

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1920's — Elizabeth Bowes Lyon

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The King, Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret in Windsor Great Park, where they planted trees to commemorate the work of the Red Cross Agricultural Fund, March 3, 1945.

It was noted that ‘the Family arrived in a sports model car driven by His Majesty and brought their dogs.’

SOURCES: The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News / The Tatler and Bystander

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Day 17: 1890s (late)

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