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𝒮𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝐹𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎: 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉 𝒜𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒟𝓊𝓀𝑒 & 𝒟𝓊𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒞𝑜𝓇𝓃𝓌𝒶𝓁𝓁

𝒮𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝐹𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎

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Alcohol has always been a staple at royal dinners, events, & dinner parties all around the world. When The Duke & Duchess of Cornwall travel abroad, they bring their own drinks. The bags of their favorite drinks are typically carried by a bodyguard.

The Duchess of Cornwall’s Favorite Drink: Red Wine

The Duke of Cornwall’s Favorite Drink: Gin & Tonic

𝒮𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝐹𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎: 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉 𝒜𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝐻𝑒𝓇 𝑀𝒶𝒿𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓎 𝒬𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝐸𝓁𝒾𝓏𝒶𝒷𝑒𝓉𝒽 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒬𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝑀𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇

𝒮𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝐹𝓊𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎

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The Royal Family is known to have meals together every day or every night. With the Royal Family being late is not a good trait to have or a good impression on anyone especially the Queen. Although one member was known to be late. While she was still alive, the Queen Mother tended to be late for dinner! The family would have to tell her that dinner was 15 minutes earlier than the original time, so she would show up on time!

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𝑀𝓎 𝒲𝑒𝒷𝓈𝒾𝓉𝑒𝓈

Y’all my 2 new websites have launched! I’m so freaking happy right now! I stayed up late last night to make sure they were perfect so that I could launch them!

1. My European Royals Wordpress: I launched my first ever Wordpress Blog! It will be mostly focused on the royals of Europe! Go check it out! I wrote & posted my introduction post so go read!

2. My European Royals Tumblr: To stay with the Tumblr Community, I will also use it for my 2nd European Royals website! The same posts will go up on both websites! I have my first post on  His Majesty King Albert II of Belgium to start off the Belgian Royal Family bios!

𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝒯𝑜𝓅𝒾𝒸

Fashion Rules of The Women of The British Royal Family

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𝐵𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝒞𝑜𝓁𝑜𝓇𝓈

We all love how beautiful & bright Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II looks! The Queen’s bright rainbow are actually for a safety reason. With being the Queen, she needs to be able to stand out in the crowd incase something bad does happen. Her bright colors also lightened up the mood/day with anyone she meets or for anyone who sees her. 

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𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝐻𝒶𝓉𝓈

𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎

The wearing of hats is a royal etiquette rules, that dates all the way back to the 1950′s. Though during the 1950′s, women did begin to stop wearing hats when being out in the public area. 

𝒞𝓊𝓇𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑅𝓊𝓁𝑒

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has kept the tradition of the Wearing of Hats alive. At Formal Engagements such as Weddings, Christenings, The Trooping of Color, & other engagements, women must wear a hat or a fascinator. Though when 6 P.M rolls around, all hats are traded in for Tiaras. 

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𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶𝓈

𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎

To wear a Tiara for a Formal Night Event (or Wedding), a women (either marrying in or is getting married to an outside) must married. A women wearing a tiara, signifies their relationship status & let’s other men know they are married. A Tiara is a sign of love & the loss of innocence to marriage. A Family Tiara (Example: Diana’s Lover’s Knot Tiara when by Kate) means that the women is now wearing the groom’s jewelry, as a married women is expected to do & means that she has left her family, & has joined a new one. Diana The Princess of Wales, was the last royal bridge to stick to wearing family jewelry, as she had worn her family tiara (The Spencer Tiara) for her wedding to His Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince of Wales in 1981. 

𝒞𝓊𝓇𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑅𝓊𝓁𝑒

A Tiara can now be worn before 6 P.M, because a tiara is considered formal attire. This rules has now been changed for the Royal Weddings, which a bride can wear a tiara during the day for her wedding. A tiara is worn at night for formal occasions like Black Tie Receptions, State Dinners, Holiday Dinners, etc. For example, when Megan the Duchess of Sussex attended a Black Tie Reception in Fiji, she could have worn a tiara but did not wear one for the formal event.

When placing a tiara on a women’s head, follow these instructions:

♕ Place the Thumb on the Middle of the Chin & the Index Finger in the Gap between the Eyebrows

♕ Move the Fingers up until the Thumb ends up where the Index Finger was

♕ This is where the Tiara must sit on top of the Women’s Head.

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𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝒢𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓈

𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝒢𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓈

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, has to be protected at all times. The Wearing of Gloves, like her colorful wardrobe is another safety precaution. When the Queen attends engagements of her own, she has to shake hands with the people she meets. The Queen wears her gloves to prevent germs! The gloves are made by the royal glove maker, the color of the gloves are either black or white (depending on the outfit), & the gloves are either of cotton or nylon material.

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𝒜 𝐵𝓁𝒶𝒸𝓀 𝒪𝓊𝓉𝒻𝒾𝓉

𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎

When traveling, both royal men & women are required to carry a black outfit in case of an emergency. This is in the rare case that a family member has died, when they arrived back to England from wherever they have traveled, they are dressed in appropriate fashion. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II learned this lesson the hard way. In 1952, when Her Majesty’s father His Majesty George VI The King passed away. Her Majesty & His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, were in Kenya when the sad news was delivered to then young Princess Elizabeth. The Queen sadly did not have a black outfit with her, so she was forced to stay seated on the plane until an employee could deliver a black outfit for her to wear.

 𝒞𝓊𝓇𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑅𝓊𝓁𝑒

When traveling, both royal men & women are required to carry a black outfit in case of an emergency. It is rare to see women wear black, when she is traveling outside of the country. Black is mostly worn on Remembrance Day (A day of remembering those who died in battle). We have seen the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Beatrice of York, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank, & the Duchess of Sussex, have broken out & have worn black outfits to formal & non-formal engagements. 

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𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝒞𝑜𝒶𝓉𝓈

The British Royal Family is always about the women staying in a modest fashion. When a women wears a coat, it must stay on. A lady taking off a coat in a public view, is an unladylike action that she must not break. For Example, if Kate is wearing a coat in the picture below, she must keep it on.

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𝑀𝒶𝓃𝒾𝒸𝓊𝓇𝑒

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s favorite nail polish cost only $9?! Yes, the Queen’s favorite nail polish is called Ballet Slippers by Essie & is of a nude color. Royal Women must only wear either a pale pink polish or a clear polish, to keep her nails looking beautiful. The Duchess of Cambridge has broken this rule before but used her toes! The Duchess was seen with a red polish on her toes! 

💅🏻 Link for Essie Nail Polish Here: https://www.essie.com/nail-polish/enamel/sheers/ballet-slippers

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𝒞𝓁𝓊𝓉𝒸𝒽𝑒𝓈 & 𝐻𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒷𝒶𝑔𝓈

A girl always has a good clutch, handbag, or purse on her to keep her necessities like keys, glasses, & makeup in right? Not for the women (especially The Queen) of The British Royal Family.

𝒞𝓊𝓇𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑅𝓊𝓁𝑒

Women of the Royal Family, will carry a handbag with her when she does not want to shake hands with whoever she is meeting. The public is not allowed to touch any member of the Royal Family, unless that member makes a move to show they want to hug or shake hands. The handbag is a signal that the women is too occupied to shake hands or hug. Handbags are traditionally carried in the left hand.

𝒮𝒾𝑔𝓃𝒶𝓁𝓈

The Queen will carry a handbag with her wherever she goes but this is for a reason. She uses to quietly send signals to the staff around her. When The Queen wants to leave dinner, she sets her bag on top of the table, letting not only staff but other eaters know that dinner will be over in 5 minutes. When The Queen is in the middle of a boring conversation, she will place her bag on the floor, letting her lady-in-waiting know that she would like to move on.

𝒰𝒽-𝒪𝒽!

When Diana was a member of the royal family, she used her clutch as a slip-up bag. This means, that whenever she would step-up out of cars, that the clutch would be used to shield any view the public could get of her cleavage. 

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𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒽𝑜𝑒 𝐵𝒶𝓃

As you see in most every picture, of the shoes the women of the British Royal Family, most shoes are heels! The one heel that is not necessarily banned, but one the Queen herself is not a fan of is Wedged Heels. We have seen The Duchess of Cambridge, where them just a few times with some of her more casual attire.

𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝑅𝓊𝓁𝑒 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝐻𝑒𝑒𝓁𝓈

If a women wears heels to an engagement or official event, there are rules when it comes to picking the right pair of shoes to wear. The Rule for Heels is that the heels must be six inches or under, so that the women is not wobbling around when walking & that the women must not appear too tall for people to notice. 

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𝒮𝒽𝑜𝓌 𝒜 𝐿𝒾𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝐿𝑒𝑔

When wearing a dress, it’s common for a women’s legs to be showing. For the British Royal Women, showing leg is okay but it needs to be in a modest fashion. When showing legs in a dress or skirt, women are expected to wear pantyhose or tights for all public outings. 

This rule has only been broken twice by the Duchess of Sussex, when she did not wear pantyhose during her November Engagement photos & when she attended Hamilton in London with her husband. She quickly has switched her style to wearing from skipping the tights to making sure she wears them.

(Top Photo: No Tights & Bottom Photo: Tights)

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𝒜𝓃 𝒜𝒸𝒸𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁 𝑀𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓁𝓎𝓃 𝑀𝑜𝓃𝓇𝑜𝑒

Everyone remembers the famous Marilyn Monroe picture with the white dress floating up around her. Well that is why this specific rule is enforced for all dresses of the women of the British Royal Family. 

𝒟𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐻𝒶𝒸𝓀

For the dresses of the the women of the Royal Family, dresses have been hacked! With each dress, little weights are sewn into the hemlines of the dress. This helps prevents skirts from flying up when a really heavy breeze decides to blow around.

𝒟𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈 & 𝒮𝓀𝒾𝓇𝓉 𝑅𝓊𝓁𝑒𝓈

Besides having the weights sewn into the hemlines of dresses & skirts, the length of a dress or skirt should always be appropriate. The length of a dress or a skirt, should always be around knee length, which is always 3 or 4 inches above the knee. Besides the length, dresses must not be sleeveless. 

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𝑀𝑜𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃

As tradition, we all see the women of the Royal Family wearing dresses for every engagement & event they attend. Some of the women though, have begun to not only wear dresses & skirts, but have begun to incorporate Jeans, Business Pants, & for some engagements Sports Pants. Queen Elizabeth doesn’t prefer pants so she sticks with dresses & skirts. Jeans are only allowed at the most casual events though like if the women will be outside all day.

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𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝒯𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈

𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝒯𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃

The British Royal Family & other royal families around the world are known for their state tours to other countries. When traveling to other countries, women will show respect to that country but not only doing engagements, but by wearing fashion created by designers from that country. Whether it’s a brooch, a full outfit, just accessories, colors, for following the fashion rules of that country (Recent Example: head scarf wore in Pakistan), it’s a respectful gesture.

𝐸𝓍𝒶𝓂𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓈

🍁 2016: The Duchess of Cambridge wore a Maple Leaf Brooch & Hat for her tour of Canada

♕ All the women of the British Royal Family, have worn headscarves in respectful countries like Camilla in Egypt, Catherine in Malaysia, & Megan in South Africa

🧥 Meghan Markle wore Māori Feather Cloak called a Korowai, which was made for her by Māori Elders.

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𝒟𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓂 𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇

For engagements & events, Women of the Royal Family typically have the same fashion: blazers, cardigans, trousers, & dresses/skirts. Denim is typically not seen in Royal Fashion (Mentioned Above in Modernized Fashion) of the women. Denim is typically worn only for private life like being at home or being out in public without the press knowing. Again, The Duchess of Sussex has broken out of the fashion protocol but not only wearing jeans like other royal women, but including denim tops with her jeans in a double denim fashion.

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𝒦𝑒𝑒𝓅 𝐼𝓉 𝒩𝑒𝒶𝓉

𝒞𝓁𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔

The British Royal Family is photographed every time they go out in public, whether it’s a wedding, a christening, an engagement, or an official event, so their fashion style will be talked about. The women will always want to look put together with whatever they wear, so fabrics of outfits must be chosen carefully. When styling an outfit, women will typically wear a fabric that does wrinkle & crease easily like Linen & Silk. Heavier fabrics like tweed & wool are typically chosen to wear because they are more durable. 

𝐻𝒶𝒾𝓇 𝒮𝓉𝓎𝓁𝑒 & 𝑀𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓊𝓅

The British Royal Family is photographed every time they go out in public, whether it’s a wedding, a christening, an engagement, or an official event, so their hygiene & appearance will be talked about. The hair & makeup of the British Royal women, should always look effortless, natural, & near. Royals will never have loud hair colors or shocking updos. In The Duchess of Cambridge, we are always see a change in hairstyle but it’s always looking neat, whether it’s a Parted Blow Out,  Big Curls, An Updo like a Ponytail or Bun, Half Up Half Down, or Bangs.

The Rule of Makeup should always be neat & natural. The example of neat makeup is the Duchess of Cambridge. With the Duchess always has a darker eye but the rest of the face is kept nude & natural. 

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𝒮𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒜𝓃𝒾𝓂𝒶𝓁𝓈

Fur has always been a huge controversy in fashion whether the women was a famous actress, a common every day girl out in public, or a duchess in the royal family. During the 14th century, King Edward III of England declared that no one could wear fur. The Royal Family today, has not worn a ton of fur following that law. It has though soon up on the occasional coat or hat on a few of the women of the British Royal Family.

𝐿𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝒰𝓅𝒹𝒶𝓉𝑒

Hey Y’all! I know it’s been a while but life went from slow with nothing happening to absolutely crazy! So here’s an update on life & posting!

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𝑀𝓎 𝒫𝑒𝓇𝓈𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝐿𝒾𝒻𝑒

Y’all big things are coming for my family & I!

1. I passed both of my job interviews! My co-workers are so sweet & even though I’ve only met my boss & one co-worker I know I’m going to love everyone! I just have to take a drug test & do a background fingerprint screening which happens next week! I’m so incredibly happy! 

2. I’m going through a lot with family both good & bad situations. I’ll start with the good though. My cousin’s baby shower went great & was so incredibly adorable plus I got to help with set up & got to wear a cute dress that I own. We celebrated my grandfather’s (my mom’s father) 80th birthday & will soon be celebrating my mom’s parents 60th wedding anniversary this upcoming Sunday! My cousin’s wife just started a new job as a registered nurse & got her first paycheck! Also my brother & his girlfriend just celebrated 1 year as a couple & they are happier than ever & I’m so proud of those 2 crazy teens who also will be graduating high school in May 2020! Everyone seems to be growing up so fast & it’s so scary but so great to watch. Now the bad... My dad’s family. My dad’s family has never been kind to my dad, my mom, my brother, & I. They just have been cruel to us since the beginning of 2019 but it just keeps going like they have nothing better to do than to try to tear our life apart. I have now blocked everyone on that side of the family & will no longer talk to them or see them because they don’t deserve my time or attention. 

3. My dad, my brother, & I bought our Christmas Tree (A fake tree due to our old fake tree finally breaking last year because we’ve had it for so long)! With Halloween coming to an end, November starting up, & Thanksgiving not being far away, we started decorating for not only Thanksgiving but Christmas! Along with Decorating comes Holiday Sweets & Treats! I have finally got back into baking this month as I have not baked anything in months sadly. I was in a dark space these past few months but I’m finally getting into a more positive space so me baking again was a great sign to my dad, that my mental health was getting better. 

5. I go back to college in January! From June 2019 until December 2019, I took a gap semester off college after 3 grueling & intense semesters back to back. My first semester of college Fall 2018 I took 4 classes (Failed 1 class), my second semester in Spring 2019 I took 4 classes (Failed 2 classes), & my third semester during Summer 2019 I took a retake class of the math class I failed in the Fall of 2018 & passed it in the summer. This semester which is Spring 2020, I will be retaking my Spring 2019 retake classes which will be English 2 & Introduction to Humanities (Also called Art History). This semester registration doesn’t start until November, classes don’t start until January 13th, & the semester ends in May. I will be Working at my Middle School & doing school all in one semester. I will be so dead tired, I probably won’t be doing social media a ton.

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𝒫𝑜𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔

Okay y’all. I will be sitting down trying to write down a plan of how long it’s been since I did my last post & figure out how to catch up. Life has just been a really crazy rollercoaster of ups & downs lately so hopefully when life slows down, I will post & be back on! Until then feel free to message me new post theme ideas since I would like to grow my list of ideas & hear what my followers want to see! I love y’all so much & I can’t wait to come back whenever that will be!

Also new posts are up on my Instagram Blog! Go check out my account! 

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𝒯𝓇𝒶𝑔𝑒𝒹𝓎 𝒯𝒽𝓊𝓇𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

𝒯𝓇𝒶𝑔𝑒𝒹𝓎

The Death of His Majesty King George V

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𝒟𝑒𝒸𝓁𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐻𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓉𝒽

George V had developed a lot of health problems after the First World War & it took a toll on him. George was injured on Thursday, October 28th, 1915 when he was thrown from a horse & he also developed Chronic Bronchitis from his heavy smoking addiction. 10 years later in 1925, he was sent on a cruise to the Mediterranean which was used to help him recuperate. 

3 years later in 1929, he developed an illness called Sepsis, which is a life-threatening condition for when the body’s response to an infection causes injuries to both the tissues & the organs. The King’s body never recovered from years of illness & injury, so in last year of life, he was administered oxygen.

 6 years later, when George’s sister Her Royal Highness The Princess Victoria died, it sent the King into a deep state of depression. 1 year after his sister’s death on January 15th, 1936, George went to his bedroom at Sandringham House, complaining of a cold. The cold turned the King’s body for the worst, as he became weaker & would drift in & out of consciousness. George’s nurse Catherine Black & physician Lord Dawson of Penn, gave him a sedative the night of his death which consisted of 3/4 gram of morphine & 1 gram of cocaine. The family did not approve of the injection but also did not want the King’s death to be painful & slow. 

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𝒟𝒶𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒟𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽

Monday, January 20th, 1936 at Sandringham House in Norfolk at 70 Years Old

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𝒞𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒟𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒽

Declining Health & Lethal Injection

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𝐹𝓊𝓃𝑒𝓇𝒶𝓁

As the King’s health declined, multiple close sources of the King’s came forward with updates on his decline. 

The first source was Prime Minister Baldwin who wrote, “Each time he became conscious it was some kind inquiry or kind observation of someone, some words of gratitude for kindness shown. But he did say to his secretary when he sent for him: "How is the Empire?" An unusual phrase in that form, and the secretary said: "All is well, sir, with the Empire", and the King gave him a smile and relapsed once more into unconsciousness.”

The second source was Lord Dawson of Penn (The King’s Physician) who issued a bulletin that had “The King's life is moving peacefully towards its close,” written on it. Lord Dawson also kept updates in journals with the King’s last words written in it which were “God Damn You,” which was said to his nurse Catherine Black. He also said he wanted the injection to happen at night, so that the death of the King could make the morning edition of British Newspaper The Times.

British Pathé News announced the King’s death, the next morning & described the King as “More than a King, a father of a great family.” BBC Studios was next for the broadcast, as German composer Paul Hindemith & English Conductor Adrian Boult along with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, performed a Mourning Music that evening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6y1KYItRzQ (British Pathé News Broadcast)

The night before the funeral, the King’s sons’ His Royal Highness Edward The Duke of Windsor, His Majesty King George (Albert) VI, & His Royal Highness Henry The Duke of Gloucester, mounted the Vigil of the Princes guard at the Catafalque. The sons did this in respect to their father who was now gone. The King was lied in state at Westminster Hall but was interred at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, January 28th, 1936. 

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𝒮𝓊𝒸𝑒𝓈𝓈𝑜𝓇

1. His Royal Highness Edward The Duke of Windsor (Abdicated) 

2. His Majesty King George (Albert) VI (Took the Throne after Edward Abdicated)