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| Picture No | 10909198 |
| Date | 1936 |
| Description | Procession for the death of King George V |
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King Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor and his brothers leaves King's Cross walking behind the horse drawn coffin. With a dignified simplicity the body of King George was conveyed to Westminster Hall, through streets lined with people. A message from the King read in the House of Commons declared, "I am well assured that the House of Commons deeply mourns the death of my beloved father. . . . . I am resolved to follow in the way he has set before me".
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| Source | Photographs in Weekly Illustrated, 1 February 1936 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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