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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)

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!

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1913-1935): Commissioned the Tiara from Garrad but was made by E. Wolff & Co. in 1913.

♕ Her Royal Highness Princess Alice The Duchess of Gloucester (1935-1972): A wedding present from her mother-in-law Her Majesty Queen Mary for her wedding to His Royal Highness Prince Henry The Duke of Gloucester. She inherited the Pink Topaz part of the tiara when Queen Mary died in 1953.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: Inherited the Cullinan V Brooch of the Tiara as she was the first granddaughter of Queen Mary through her father His Majesty King George VI.

♕ Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret Countess of Snowdon: Inherited the Sapphire Brooch of the Tiara as she was the second granddaughter of Queen Mary through her father His Majesty King George VI.

♕ Her Royal Highness Birgitte The Duchess of Gloucester (1972 - Present): The Duchess inherited the The Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara from her mother in law Her Royal Highness Princess Alice The Duchess of Gloucester. The Duchess wears the tiara with the Diamond Honeysuckle, The Pink Topaz, & an Emerald that’s surrounded by diamonds. This is the most common tiara the duchess wears out of her 6 tiaras. 

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

Her Majesty Queen Mary, commissioned the Tiara from Garrad but was made by E. Wolff & Co. in 1913.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The tiara began as a pile of deconstructed jewels. This known of Queen Mary to was create her tiaras using deconstructed or unused jewels. Some of the jewels of the Honeysuckle Tiara were taken off of the Surrey Tiara & plus new jewels that were bought were included in the new tiara. It was made to have an Interchangeable Graduated Center element as Queen Mary was known to change the jewels of her tiaras when worn. The Frame of the Honeysuckle Tiara was made from diamonds & had palmette motifs that lead up to a large center. The center of the tiara could be the heart shaped Cullinan V Brooch, a Diamond Brooch, a Sapphire Brooch, or a Pink Topaz Brooch. Over time, the tiara has been altered which included lowering the tiara & removing some of the diamonds from the center. The tiara was passed down from Queen Mary to Princess Alice The Duchess of Gloucester & was altered once again. The center of the tiara, had a diamond honeysuckle which went along with the rest of the motifs of the tiara. The Cullinan V Brooch & Pink Topaz Brooch, were not given to Alice when she received the tiara. The Cullinan V Brooch was inherited by Queen Elizabeth, 

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

*Note: These Events Were Not Easy To Find. There will be a lot of events not listed.*

♕ 1937: Queen Mary’s Official Portrait for the Coronation Souvenir Cigarette Cards produced for Tournament Cigarettes.

♕ 1982: Princess Alice wears the tiara for the Order of the Bath at Westminster Abbey in London.

♕ 1993: Birgitte The Duchess of Gloucester wears the tiara for The Return Banquet Given by The Agong of Malaysia at the Dorchester Hotel.

♕ 2005: Birgitte The Duchess of Gloucester wears the tiara for dinner at the Guildhall for The Norwegian State Visit in Honor of The Norwegian Royal Family.

♕ 2014: Birgitte The Duchess of Gloucester wears the tiara for The Singapore Banquet in Honor of President Tony Tan Keng Yam.

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ Some believe that the The Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara was one of the items that came from the estate of Tsarina Marie Feodorovna of Russia (sister of Queen Alexandra). This was believed of the tiara due to the shape of the piece that does resemble some kokoshnik-style Romanov tiaras,

♕ Some of the jewels of The Gloucester Honeysuckle Tiara come from the County of Surrey Tiara which was also used for The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.

♕ The pink gemstone has been called a pink topaz, but it is apparently a kunzite. A Kunzite is a stone that had been discovered only a decade before the tiara was created.

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𝒲𝒶𝓎 𝐵𝒶𝒸𝓀 𝒲𝑒𝒹𝓃𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉

The Announcement of the Divorce of His Royal Highness Prince Charles &  Diana Princess of Wales by British Prime Minister John Major in Parliament.

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𝒟𝒶𝓉𝑒

December 1992 (27 Years Ago)

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𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎

𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝒯𝑜𝓅𝒾𝒸

Fashion Rules of the Men of The British Royal Family

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𝒫𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 & 𝒮𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓈

Boys never wear pants! When a boy is going through his toddler years, he is never allowed to wear pants. Boys wear smart shorts when attending public events, but don’t were pants until they’re about 8 years old. The tradition of young boys wearing shorts, dates all the way back to the 16th century. This tradition is called the practice of breeching, which is when a toddler grows out of wearing traditional gowns & moves onto wearing breeches.

As British Etiquette Expert William Hanson explained, “Trousers are for older boys & men, whereas shorts on young boys is one of those silent markers that that we have in England. A pair of trousers on a young boy is considered middle class —quite suburban. And no self-respecting aristo or royal would be considered suburban. The usual custom is that a boy graduated to trousers around 8 years old.”

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𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐵𝓁𝒶𝒸𝓀

When on a Royal Tour, it is extremely rare to see a royal wearing black as part of their fashion plan. Each royal, must carry a black outfit while traveling outside of the country, in case of an emergency like a family member dying. The black outfit being packed is helpful so that when they arrive back in England, they are dressed appropriately. Outside of a death, wearing black is a major fashion rarity for men. The color is mostly worn on Remembrance Day or in a men’s tux.

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𝑀𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒰𝓃𝒾𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝓈

Military Uniforms are the most common & customary outfit worn by the men & women of the British Royal Family. They are worn at the most formal of events like Trooping of the Color & Weddings. This has been a tradition since the 19th Century & Her Royal Highness Anne The Princess Royal is the first royal woman to dress in a military uniform since Queen Elizabeth I in 1588.

Examples of Military Uniform Events:

Weddings: 

1. Prince William (2011) - Tunic of the Colonel of the Irish Guard, one of two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army. The buttons on William’s tunic were arranged in groups of four to show the Irish Guard as the fourth of the Foot Guards regiments to be established. Over his tunic, William wore his garter sash, garter star, his pilot’s wings (to represent his service in the Royal Air Force), & a Golden Jubilee medal.

2. Prince Harry (2018) - A Single Breasted Frockcoat of the Blues & Royals, a a cavalry regiment & the second most senior regiment in the British Army. Harry wore a major’s uniform instead of a general’s uniform, as Harry is the Captain General of the Royal Marines. The now Duke had to seek approval from the Queen herself for permission to wear the uniform. On his chest, Harry wore pilot’s wings, which represent his time serving in the Army Air Corps. Harry’s trousers, were made from blue and black wool barathea & featured red panelling, a leather strap, & a buckle below the boot traditionally worn when on horseback. 

(William 2011)

(Harry 2018)

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𝒟𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓂

Denim: A non-preferred but not forbidden piece of clothing.

Denim is not seen being worn often by British royal men or women, as its a go-to item when attending events or just being out in public. When choosing to be in a more casual outfit, royals typically go trousers & khaki pants. Days spent in the English countryside are always in a relaxed but polished dress code like Wax Jackets, Tweed Flat Hats, or Wool Coats. Denim is fine, if royals are just walking the grounds of the different estates, like for example if they go walking the dogs for their daily walks. Denim is now typically worn in private at home settings.

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𝐹𝒶𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝐻𝒶𝒾𝓇

It is a rule in most militaries (Australia, Colombian Navy, Finland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Royal Life Guards of Denmark, Serbia, South Korea, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, & United States of America: Most of these countries will let the men grow a mustache that is neatly kept but a beard is only allowed to be grown with special permission for health/religion reasons), the mean must be cleaned shaven. With the British Military, as long as the mens facial hair is neat & tidy they are allowed to have facial hair like beards, sideburns, & mustaches. Prince Phillip & Prince Harry, both grew out their facial hair while in service. Queen Elizabeth is not a fan & intensely dislikes facial hair, expecting royal men to remove it sooner than later. 

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𝒞𝑜𝓁𝑜𝓇𝓈

You don’t typically see the British Royal Family wearing bright out there colors except for the Queen. When not at a very formal event, the family is generally wearing muted down colors, mostly in a palette of crisp whites, navy blues, or pale grey. Morning Coats are in either black or charcoal color & trousers must be grey but have a checked or striped pattern. Turndown collar shirts must be white or pastel & can be worn with a grey or buff colored waistcoat. Ties must be grey but can be in lighter colors. 

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𝒟𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒞𝑜𝒹𝑒

Men do follow a dress code for certain types of days. When being out in a more casual setting, royals typically go trouser, cardigans, blazers, polo shirts, button down shirts, & khaki pants. 

Days spent in the English countryside are always in a relaxed but polished dress code like Wax Jackets, Tweed Flat Hats, or Wool Coats. 

For a Morning Dress Day like Christmas, men will wear a Turndown Collar Shirt, a Tie, a Waistcoat, a Cutaway Tailcoat, & Striped Trousers. A Morning Coat is a single breasted coat with a single button closure & peaked lapel. Turndown Collar Shirts, can be replaced with a single-cuffed shirt worn with a detachable wing collar & a waistcoat. Accessories include top hats, pocket squares, & gloves.  

For evening formal events, men will wear tuxedo suits. 

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𝒜𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

Each of the royal men have a personal style of their own, that is worked into their everyday wear. These are called Small Accents. For Prince William, it’s his Wellington Boots, for Prince Harry it’s his Persol Sunglasses, & for Prince Charles its locally made attire. 

Thank you sweet one! Life is going great & hopefully will continue to go great!

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 got a job! My mom got a phone call the other day from a friend of hers who works at the middle school I attended when I was a teenager. The women runs the school’s after school program & asked for me to come help her, as they are looking for more teens to help with the program. I put in my job application on Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 & I find out Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 when my phone interview & my in person interview is! It pays $9 an hour & I would be working Monday through Friday with weekends & holidays off.

2. I created my resume with the help of a magazine that I help with! As y’all know, I am a content & public relations team member for an online magazine called Her Campus. Well, we had a meeting on Tuesday, October 29th, 2019, where us girls could create resumes & cover letters that we would eventually need in the future. It was such a great opportunity to learn how to be an adult & prepare for my future.

3. My brother got into his dream college on Tuesday! My family & I are so excited for his future, as my brother is one of the intelligent, talented, athletic, dedicated, & hard working student I know. My brother is not staying in a dorm though (I don’t either right now for my college) so we will both be living at home, as our 2 colleges are a few minutes from our house. He got in on full scholarship & he’s so incredibly happy!

4. I will be going on a trip to my hometown in November! I haven’t been back since my huge fight with my dad’s family (we no longer speak to his family), so we will be staying in a hotel but we are there just to do things around my hometown but I’m so excited! I missed home a lot & it will be good to go back before I go back to school in January.

5. I go back to college in January! From June until December, 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), my second semester in Spring 2019 I took 4 classes (Failed 2), & 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 doing Her Campus, 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.

6. My cousin is having a baby! She announced in a few months ago but the baby is due in January! Her baby shower is next weekend with all of our family so I’m very excited! I can’t wait for this little baby boy to come & our family to grow one person bigger! Also sadly two of cousins, who are both married, their wives had miscarriages this month. We are incredibly heart broken because along with my cousin’s baby, the family was going to grow by 3 little angels. But sadly God had other plans for our family & took 2 of our little angels to heaven before we could meet them. It’s been a hard month for our family but hopefully with the little boy coming soon, we should have some light shine on us. 

7. Sickness! Y’all it’s going around. I have been sick, my dad has been sick, my mom has been sick, & some of my friends have been sick. Ugh it’s called cold & flu season for a reason. Also why I haven’t been on Tumblr is due to being sick. Sickness kicked my butt & I ended up sleeping a lot! I’m feeling 100% again so I’m back to freaking feeling normal again & it’s such a good feeling. My dad is still a little bit sick, so healing is taking awhile! 

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𝒫𝑜𝓈𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔

Okay y’all! I will be catching up on posting in the next few days or so! I will be working on catch up posts from today (Wednesday) to however long it takes me to catch up! So be on the look out for new post! Life has just gotten so crazy for me that posting needed to stop for a while for me to enjoy all the positivity the world is giving me before I got back on social media!

Also new posts are up on my Instagram & my Disney Food Tumblr Blog! Go check those out & the links are right here!

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