#george v and mary

[behindthecrowns]

Photo King George V and Queen Mary in St Paul's Cathedral, during the Silver Jubilee Thanksgiving Service, 1935.

[yrsonpurpose]

"the handsomest-bodied man in all of England."

[isabelleneville]

KINGS & QUEENS REGNANT OF ENGLAND ACCORDING TO STARZ

Henry VI (1 September 1422 - 4 March 1461, 3 October 1470 - 11 April 1471 second reign) as portrayed by David Shelley in The White Queen Edward IV (4 March 1461 - 3 October 1470, 11 April 1471 - 9 April 1483 second reign) as portrayed by Max Irons in The White Queen Edward V (9 April 1483 - 25 June 1483) as portrayed by Sonny Ashbourne Serkis in The White Queen Richard III (26 June 1483 - 22 August 1485) as portrayed by Aneurin Barnard in The White Queen Henry VII ( 22 August 1485 - 21 April 1509) as portrayed by Jacob Collins-Levy in The White Princess Henry VIII (22 April 1509 - 28 January 1547) as portrayed by Ruairi O'Connor in The Spanish Princess Edward VI (28 January 1547 - 6 July 1553) as portrayed by Oliver Zetterstrom in Becoming Elizabeth Jane Grey (10 July 1553 - 19 July 1553) as portrayed by Bella Ramsey in Becoming Elizabeth Mary I (19 July 1553 - 17 November 1558) as portrayed by Romola Garai in Becoming Elizabeth Elizabeth I (17 November 1558 - 24 March 1603) as portrayed by Alicia Von Rittberg in Becoming Elizabeth James I and VI of Scotland (24 March 1603 - 27 March 1625) as portrayed by Tony Curran in Mary & George Charles I (27 March 1625 - 30 January 1649) as portrayed by Samuel Blenkin in Mary & George

[captainsamta]

Something I had done years ago on A4 size paper. I think I skipped a few due to lack of space. Kings and Queens of England (after king Henry IV)

[george-the-good]

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.

[heavyarethecrowns]

[darlinggeorgiedear]

George and Mary

“George never liked to leave his wife. Writing from York Cottage in 1923 he told her: ‘It is quite ridiculous how much I miss you here, the House seems altogether different, & I was very lonely last night.’ On a state visit to the King of the Belgians in 1922 he wrote in his diary: ‘May lives at one end of the Palace & I at the other, it is not very convenient.’ In the middle of the night May heard her bedroom door opening. She switched on the light and there, peering round the screen, was his ‘dear, sad little face’, having found his way to her rooms on his own in the dark from the other end of the palace.”(Ridley, Never a Dull Moment).

[leonisandmurex]

GAME. SET. MATCH.

royals playing tennis

[philibetexcerpts]

“Rumors circulated that Margaret was deaf and dumb because the public was not allowed to see her. This annoyed King George so much that, when the royal family were standing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after a royal wedding, he bent down and whisked her off her feet and stood her on the balustrade. Years later Margaret told her confidant Christopher Warwick that she had no head for heights and found the whole experience ‘terrifying.’ His action, however, had the effect of dramatically dispelling the rumors.”

Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters by Andrew Morton

[goodoldroyalty]

The Princess of Wales, later Queen Mary, with her two eldest sons, Prince Edward of Wales, and Prince Albert of Wales.

I love this picture where Queen Mary's hand is on both David and Bertie's shoulders. I’ve seen just a couple of pictures of her doing that with Bertie, in most part of the pictures she’s doing that just with Edward. I’m very happy I found this because both Mary and George V are always portrayed as terrible parents, and I'm not saying they were perfect but certainly compared to other parents of their time they weren't so bad.

But what are your thoughts about this?

[behindthecrowns]

It is said that it was in the third week of April, 1893, that Prince George made his successful proposal to Princess Mary, and, according to Court gossip, the anniversary of the date was still celebrated every year by the King and Queen. On the evening of the day in question, only close relatives and intimate friends of the King were invited to dinner, and His Majesty proposed the toast of the Queen.

[yrsonpurpose]

red white & royal blue ± george villiers references I feel that James I, who fell madly in love with a very fit and exceptionally dim knight at a tilting match and immediately made him a gentleman of the bedchamber (a real title), would take mercy upon my particular plight.

[vox-anglosphere]

King George V unveiling London's Queen Victoria memorial in 1911

[royal-confessions]

“Imo George V and Mary of Teck are one of the most underrated royal couples” - Submitted by Anonymous

[themerrycourtier]

Your blog made me realize how NSFW Mary's and George's relationship was and it's really awesome. Rather than fading out or never blossoming into something deep like his own parents' marriage, they managed to bond in a very wholesome way. It's rare to see royals so in love. Do you have a favorite story about them?

My favorite anecdote of their intimate life is about the embroidered bed pillows.

Queen Mary (who was VERY accomplished with a needle) embroidered two pillows for the bed--her bed, where they usually slept together. On the front of each pillow, very beautifully embroidered, were the names they used with each other--one said "MAY" and the other "GEORGE."

Sometimes the pillows were arranged to say "MAY GEORGE?" and other times they were arranged to say "GEORGE MAY."

😝

[romanovsonelastdance]

King George V with his wife, eldest son, and only daughter.