King George V and Queen Mary

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Royal rewind: the House of Windsor is born ? The Crown Chronicles

Sensing the mood of the country, after huge losses and the bombing of London by the Germans? new Gotha G.IV during World War One, the King knew he and his family had to prove themselves to be British ? and the name of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha didn?t cut the mustard.

Taking his inspiration from Windsor Castle, whose history stretches back to the Norman Conquest of 1066, and is an enduring symbol of the British Monarchy. The Round Tower in the Middle Ward even features on the house?s badge, surrounded by the leaves from an English oak.

[Curryong]

Actually the surname of the royal family was Guelph and had been since the first Hanoverian King ascended the British throne (as distinct from the House name of Saxe Coburg Gotha which came from Albert?s family. They were always known more informally as the Coburgs. Queen Victoria had been the last member of the Hanoverian dynasty to reign. Her son Edward took his father?s House name, but at the time of the kerfuffle in 1917 the surname Guelph was overlooked.

It came to the fore again shortly before Andrew was born, when the arguments about Philip not being able to give his children his surname Mountbatten resurfaced. (Churchill had quite early in the reign refused to permit the Mountbatten name to be used for the children as he regarded Dickie Mountbatten as a schemer and would-be king-maker and Queen Mary backed him up.) Anyway, the whole argument of the RF?s surname was rehashed in 1959/60, behind closed doors.

Queen feared 'slur' on family | Monarchy | The Guardian

Some of the relatives whose stylings and princely titles were swept away in 1917 were not exactly happy at the changes. They included the grand daughters of Queen Victoria, Helena?s daughters, who were left as Princesses of nowhere. They had been Princesses of the Schleswig Holstein (Sonderburg-Augustenburg) line. Their sole surviving brother Albert, living and serving in Germany, had inherited the title of Duke of Schleswig Holstein from the brother of the German Empress Augusta. Bit awkward!

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I cant imagine that a name like Guelph or Welf as in some variations would have been acceptable.  Windsor was problaby the best name.

[LouisFerdinand]

Queen Mary with her aunt Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz   
Queen Mary of Great Britain (1867?1953) with her aunt Grand Duchess Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1822-1916) | Grand Ladies | gogm

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In 1935, the year of King George V's Silver Jubilee, during the Temple Bar Ceremony the Lord Mayor of London presented the King with the ceremonial sword that is the symbol of the City of London's independence.   

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The House of Windsor was established by royal proclamation on July 17, 1917.   
On this day in Royal History 1917: The House of Windsor is born - YouTube

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Queen Mary at a Royal Garden Party at St. James Palace in 1939   
Garden Party At St James Palace (1939) - YouTube

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Was Queen Mary a kleptomaniac?   
Was Queen Mary, wife of George V, a kleptomaniac? - YouTube

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Queen Mary was originally Princess Victoria Mary of Teck. From childhood she was called Mary or May. Imagine if as Queen Consort she had been known as Queen Victoria Mary or Queen Victoria.

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King George V revived the custom of personally handing out "Maundy Money" to the needy just before Easter.

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Prince George and Princess Marina attended Theatrical Garden Party in 1937   
The Duke (Prince George) and Duchess (Princess Marina) of Kent attend Theatrical Garden Pa...(1937) - YouTube

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In 1893 The Lincolnshire Echo expressed: Why had Prince George, 'who is now 28 years of age, not got married or at least engaged to be married?'   
Since the death of his brother, 'few men have been more talked about than the Duke of York', pointed out the Sheffield Evening Telegraph.

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In Long to Reign A. W. Purdue wrote: George V had no wish to posture as anything but a titular head of his army and navy, but nevertheless felt it necessary to don uniform and pay visits to the front.   

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King George V and Queen Mary met with French president Raymond Poincare and Madame Poincare on July 10, 1917.     
French President Raymond Poincare and wife (left) meet with King George V and Queen Mary of England, the young Prince of Wales and other dignitaries,

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Silver Jubilee Souvenir card of King George V and Queen Mary of Great Britain   
British Royalty, Silver Jubilee Souvenir card, 1910-1935 A card... News Photo - Getty Images

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Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester shook hands with Emperor Hirohito of Japan on May 2, 1929.
Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry shakes hands with Emperor Hirohito... News Photo - Getty Images

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In 1900 Prince Adolphus of Teck became the second Duke of Teck. In 1911 his brother-in-law, King George V, as a gift to mark his own Coronation, granted Prince Adolphus the style His Highness.

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Was Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles (eventually Countess of Harewood) marriage really unhappy?   
Downton Abbey Movie: Was Princess Mary?s Marriage Really Unhappy? - News - YouTube

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King George V made only four state trips as king: to India, France, Belgium, and Italy.

[Curryong]

I don?t know that you could describe the visit to India as a State visit on the same level as to the European countries. Since the Indian Mutiny in the 1850s  most of the the Indian sub-continent had been administered as part of the Raj, as part of the possession of the Crown, the jewel in the Crown so to speak.

The Delhi Durbar of 1911 was a huge and spectacular event, bigger than the one held to celebrate the accession of King Edward VII eight years before, and in fact King George appeared in his Coronation robes as the crowned Emperor of India, with Queen Mary as his Empress (similarly crowned at robed), at this event. The State visits to Belgium, Italy and France (which was of course a republic) were just the exchanges of visits to Heads of State, such as happens today.

Delhi Durbar - Wikipedia

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On July 17, 1917 The House of Windsor is born     
On this day in Royal History 1917: The House of Windsor is born - YouTube

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Queen Mary was very close to her mother and helped with secretarial duties, as well as assisting in the organization of social events and parties.

[Curryong]

Queen Mary was very close to her mother and helped with secretarial duties, as well as assisting in the organization of social events and parties.

I think that was true of all unmarried young women in royal and aristo households in those days however, especially if, like the Duchess of Teck, the mother was very socially active and charitably inclined. After all, young women of that class were not expected to work in the professions or live apart from their parents or guardians until they married, so it was a way of keeping them occupied.

Mary was the only daughter anyway and the Tecks (as part of the ?old? RF) moved in the highest circles, though the Duke and Duchess weren?t popular with the Wales family. The only restraint I suppose was that the Tecks had little money in comparison to their contemporaries and were often in financial difficulties through extravagance.

[Curryong]

The same but different! The funeral procession of King George V on a cold wet day in January 1936, including footage of his arrival at St George?s for the last time, soldiers lifting his coffin up those same steps to the Chapel etc. The new King Edward VIII, who was gone by the end of that year, and his three brothers following, to the accompaniment of bagpipes.

The Funeral Of His Majesty King George V (1936) - YouTube

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The secret tragedy Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester kept from Prince Henry   
The secret tragedy Princess Alice kept from Prince Henry ? Royal Central