#George VI of the United Kingdom

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The highest of distinctions is service to others.

— George VI of the United Kingdom

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George VI Of The United Kingdom

Artist: Gerald Kelly  (American, 1879–1972) 

Title: George VI (1895-1952) 

Genre: Portrait

Date: Between 1938 and 1945

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Royal Collection, Windsor Castle

Description

Full-length portrait of the King, standing in an interior based on the Viceroy's Building, Delhi, wearing Coronation robes with collar, star and garter of the Order of the Garter. His left hand is resting on his hip while he is holding the sceptre in his right hand. The Imperial State Crown rests on a cushion on a table to the right and three flags are visible in the background, inside a niche.

Kelly was initially commissioned to paint the state portraits of George IV and Queen Elizabeth in 1938. He started immediately and was nearly finished by the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. The paintings were moved from his studio in London to Windsor Castle where Kelly spent the next five years completing his commission. Not only did the Castle provide a refuge for Kelly, the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose were sent to the safety of Windsor for the duration of the war while their parents remained at Buckingham Palace.

The backdrop of this painting was originally intended to be the doors of the Crimson Drawing Room. Kelly later changed his mind and asked his friend Sir Edwin Lutyens to make a model, based on the Viceroy's House in Delhi, which makes the painting appear more spacious and stately.

[behindthecrowns]

Photo of a very young Queen Elisabeth with her parents, 1927 circa

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Queen Mary waves at the crowds with her granddaughters Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margret on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on 12 May 1937

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British Royal Family - Queen Camilla is wearing an off-white silk crepe embroidered dress by Fiona Clare with George VI State Diamond Diadem at the State Opening of Parliament in Houses of Parliament (Photo by Chris Jackson) | July 17, 2024

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❤ Queen Alexandra with her grandchildren ❤

Edit made by me using CapCut!

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King George V, Queen Mary, Princess Mary and Prince George, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, and Countess Fortescue, Lady-in-Waiting in  Aldershot Royal Pavilion, May 1920. The Royal Family was in mourning following sudden death of Princess Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess of Sweden on May 1st 1920.

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Today would have been the 118th birthday of Prince John of the United Kingdom. Prince John was the younger brother of His Majesty King George VI. Sadly, Prince John passed away on January 18, 1919, at the age of 13. Happy heavenly birthday, Johnnie!🤍

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Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon - 1925.

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14th December (the most significant internationally)

Reblog and put in the tags what famous people you share a birthday with.

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♚♛ EUROPEAN MONARCHS AND THEIR HEIRS ♛♚

───────────── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ─────────────

♔ UNITED KINGDOM┆ King Charles III → William, The Prince of Wales → Prince George of Wales

♔ SPAIN┆King Felipe VI → Princess Leonor, The Princess of Asturias

♔ BELGIUM┆ King Philippe → Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant

♔ SWEDEN ┆ King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden → Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland → Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland

♔ DENMARK ┆ Queen Margrethe II → Crown Prince Frederik → Prince Christian

♔ NORWAY ┆ King Harald V of Norway → Crown Prince Haakon → Princess Ingrid Alexandra

♔ LUXEMBOURG ┆ Grand Duke Henri → Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume → Prince Charles

♔ NETHERLANDS┆ King Willem-Alexander → Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange

♔ MONACO┆ Prince Albert II → Hereditary Prince Jacques, → Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Spain v England: Final - UEFA EURO 2024

Prince George, Prince William, President of the FA, Aleksander Ceferin, President of UEFA, Felipe VI, King of Spain, Princess Sofia, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party, look on prior to the UEFA EURO 2024 final match between Spain and England at Olympiastadion on 14 July 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

📸: Lars Baron / Getty Images / James Gill - Danehouse / Getty Images

[behindthecrowns]

Rare photo of the Wedding of the Duke of York (future George VI) and Elisabeth Bowes Lion

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HM Queen Maud of Norway, née HRH Princess Maud of Wales, daughter of HM King Edward VII and HM Queen Alexandra, at the coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1937 in the robes of a Princess of the United Kingdom.

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STATE VISIT BY THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF JAPAN Tuesday 25th - Thursday 27th June 2024

Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan will pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of His Majesty The King from Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th June 2024.

Their Majesties The King and Queen will host the State Visit at Buckingham Palace.

STATE VISIT PROGRAMME:

SATURDAY 22nd JUNE • The Emperor and Empress of Japan will arrive privately in the United Kingdom on the afternoon of Saturday 22nd June at Stansted Airport. • Their Majesties will be greeted by His Excellency Mr Hajime Hayashi, Ambassador of Japan. The Viscount Brookeborough KG, Lord-in-Waiting, will greet Their Majesties on behalf of The King.

SUNDAY 23rd JUNE AND MONDAY 24TH JUNE • Before the State Visit formally commences, the Emperor will conduct a private programme of engagements, including a visit to Japan House and the Thames Barrier.

TUESDAY 25th JUNE • His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales will greet the Emperor and Empress of Japan, at their hotel, on behalf of The King on Tuesday morning. • His Royal Highness will travel with the Emperor and Empress to Horse Guards Parade, where Their Majesties will receive a Ceremonial Welcome. • The King and Queen will formally welcome the Emperor and Empress at the Royal Pavilion on Horse Guards Parade. Presentations will be made, the Guard of Honour will give a Royal Salute and the Japanese National Anthem will be played. • The King and Queen will formally welcome the Emperor and Empress at the Royal Pavilion on Horse Guards Parade. Presentations will be made, the Guard of Honour will give a Royal Salute and the Japanese National Anthem will be played. • The Emperor, accompanied by The King, will then inspect the Guard of Honour, formed of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards with the Band of the Welsh Guards. Afterwards, the Emperor and Empress will join The King and Queen, and The Prince of Wales, in a carriage procession along The Mall to Buckingham Palace, where they will be met by a second Guard of Honour formed of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. • Following a lunch at Buckingham Palace, given by The King, His Majesty will invite the Emperor and Empress to view a special exhibition in the Picture Gallery of items from the Royal Collection relating to Japan. • In the afternoon, the Emperor and Empress will visit Westminster Abbey, where the Emperor will lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior. Their Majesties will take a tour of the Abbey, accompanied by the Dean of Westminster. • In the evening, The King, accompanied by The Queen and Members of the Royal Family, will give a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for The Emperor and Empress of Japan. Speeches will be made by The King and the Emperor at the beginning of the banquet.

WEDNESDAY 26th JUNE • The Emperor will visit The Francis Crick Institute, the UK's flagship biomedical research centre. The Institute supports an innovative UK-Japan research partnership which covers a range of public health issues, including cancer, vaccines, and the role of genetics in infectious diseases. • That evening, The Emperor of Japan, joined by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, will attend a Banquet at the Guildhall given by the Lord Mayor and City of London Corporation. The Lord Mayor and The Emperor will both make speeches at the end of the banquet.

THURSDAY 27th JUNE • The Emperor and Empress of Japan will formally bid farewell to The King and Queen at Buckingham Palace on the morning of the final day of the official State Visit programme. • The Emperor and Empress will travel to Young V&A, part of the V&A family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity around the world, where the museum's Japan: Myths to Manga exhibition is currently on display. • The Emperor will privately visit St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, to lay a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II, in the King George VI Chapel. The Garter Banners of the current members of the Order of the Garter, including the banner belonging to • His Majesty's father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, are displayed in the Quire of St. George's Chapel. • Later that afternoon, His Majesty the Emperor will tour the historic Temperate House at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The Millennium Seed Bank, coordinated by Kew is the world's largest collection of over 2.4 billion wild plant seeds spanning 97 countries, preserving Japanese and international biodiversity. Bronze Bonsai sculptures by artist Marc Quinn are currently displayed in the Temperate House, surrounded by a display of Bonsai trees from Kew's collection.

FRIDAY 28th JUNE • On their final day in the UK, The Emperor and Empress of Japan will visit Oxford for a private programme of engagements including a visit to the colleges where Their Majesties studied. • At the conclusion of the visit, The Lord Chamberlain will bid farewell to the Emperor and Empress on behalf of The King, before they depart from RAF Brize Norton.

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Happy 76th birthday to King Charles Ill of the United Kingdom!

Born 14 November 1948, Charles Philip Arthur George is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth Il, acceded to the throne in 1952. He was created Prince of Wales in 1958 and his investiture was held in 1969. After earning a history degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976.

In 1981, Buckingham Palace announced his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer and their wedding took place in St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July of the same year. They had two sons, William (41) and Harry (39). Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, and in 2005, Charles married his long-term partner, Camilla Parker Bowles.

Charles became king upon his mother's death on 8 September 2022. At the age of 73, he became the oldest person to accede to the British throne, after having been the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales in British history. His coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023.