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I'll just start right here with one of my favorite pictures of Prince Albert as a young naval officer

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The Yorks were happy in each other's company. Duff Cooper saw them at the theatre just before Christmas 1926, describing them to his wife, Lady Diana, as 'such a sweet little couple and so fond of one another. They reminded me of us, sitting together in the box having private jokes, and in the interval they slipped out, and I found them standing together in a dark corner of the passage talking happily as we might. ...

from George VI by Sarah Bradford

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KING GEORGE VI by SLAWA DULDIG (1940)

The previously unknown portrait - based on a photo of the King in the service uniform of a Field-Marshal - surfaced at auction in 2025 and was purchased by the artist’s daughter, Eva de Jong-Duldig.

It is signed Slawa Duldig, Tatura, 1940 - Tatura being the site of the internment camp in Australia where Duldig - a refugee from Nazism - was detained as an ‘enemy alien’ for nearly two years.

#beautiful #king george vi #art #slawa duldig

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Bertie's "own little angel E"

Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, born August 4, 1900, was to go on to be Duchess of York, then Queen Elizabeth, then Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.

But for me it is always been about the love story of these two.

Sharing a lovely video put out by Glamis Castle today in honor of Elizabeth's birthday. Glamis was an important place for them during their courtship and in their marriage. ❤️

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#king george vi #queen elizabeth #queen mother #bertie & elizabeth #royal birthday #4 August 1900 #1920s #Glamis Castle #british royal family #my post #Instagram

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on board the Admiralty yacht Enchantress, departing France after their four-day State Visit - July 22, 1938.

#❤️#she can’t help smiling at him 😊#king george vi #queen elizabeth #bertie & elizabeth #1938 #france38

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King George VI with Lord Gort "in the mud at Flanders" during his visit to the BEF on the French front in December 1939. The "duckboards" laid out were meant to keep the king out of the mud.

Journalist Keith V. Gordon wrote in The King in Peace and War (1940):

'... what he wanted was not 'spit-and-polish' inspection, but to see the men as they were every day. Probably he did not realize that a King cannot move among his troops without the news of his presence spreading like a prairie fire.

His exact itinerary was, of course, kept a close secret, but the only answer to this was that the entire B.E.F. 'got down to it' and cleaned up-just in case their particular sector should form part of the King's tour. Evidence of this preparation beforehand quite often distressed His Majesty, because he remarked time and time again as he walked through the most advanced parts of the line, 'I don't think I've seen enough mud. I want to get a bit muddy', rather like a youngster who does not feel that he is really in the 'thick of things' unless he has a considerable portion of the local countryside adhering to his person, like the other fellows.

The King had his way! At a certain sector the local Commander had laid down some new duckboards especially for His Majesty's benefit, and also that of the General Staff. This causeway led to some fortifications which it was impossible to reach by car.

'Which way?' asked the King, as he jumped out of the Royal car, and when it was pointed out to him, led the way at a fast pace, closely followed by the 'brains' of the B.E.F. in single file. Lord Gort is a fast walker, and on his own inspections sets his Staff a brisk pace, but the King soon outpaced the 'brass hats' who chaperoned him, so that several had to break into a double to catch up with him. His Majesty reached the end of the duckboards, but he did not hesitate. He stepped off the last plank, and continued on his way through almost ankle-deep water and mud which he appeared to ignore."

#bertie wants to get dirty #king george vi #WW2 #france39 #1939 #george vi #Keith V. Gordon #british royal family #my post

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100 years ago in July 1926, a couple of months after the birth of his daughter Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth II), Prince Albert, the Duke of York (later George VI) took to Court No. 1 to play in the Wimbledon Jubilee Championships Gentlemen's Doubles tournament alongside his close friend, Sir Louis Greig. The pair lost their first-round match to former champions Arthur Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett. George VI remains the only British Royal to take part in Wimbledon which the family have served as Royal Patrons (George V, Elizabeth II and Catherine, The Princess of Wales) and Club Presidents (Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent) since 1907.

#❤️#king george vi #wimbledon

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The Duke of York (later King George VI) and Louis Greig at Wimbledon, where they competed in the Gentlemen’s Doubles, June 25, 1926.

#delicious #king george vi #louis greig #1926 #wimbledon

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I had the honor of being presented to His Majesty, and noted that King George VI was a much better-looking man than the Duke of Windsor.

RAY LEWIS - CANADIAN MOVING PICTURE DIGEST - JULY 17, 1937

Lewis made this observation when she attended a Buckingham Palace garden party that year.

#YES HE WAS!!!#🙌#king george vi #handsome bertie always #1937

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The Duke of York and Princess Elizabeth at their London home, 145 Piccadilly, c. July 1936. Photos by Lisa Sheridan.

#Bertie & Lilibet #145 piccadilly #king george vi #queen elizabeth ii #1936 #lisa sheridan

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KING GEORGE VI, back from North Africa, meets WINSTON CHURCHILL in the officers’ mess at RAF Northolt.

Very early on the morning of June 25 [1943] the York aircraft touched down at Northolt on the completion of her return journey. She had arrived an hour ahead of schedule, much to the consternation of the Prime Minister and those others who were meeting the King on his arrival. Later in the day the War Cabinet called at Buckingham Palace to congratulate him on his safe return.

GEORGE VI by J. W. WHEELER-BENNETT (1958)

#looks like they are having a smoke?#Bertie looks completely knackered #king george vi #winston churchill #1943

“Do not lose heart. Life is a great adventure, and every one of you can be a pioneer, blazing by thought and service a trail to better things.”

King George VI, in a speech on Empire Day, May 24, 1939, from Winnipeg, Canada

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The Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth), c. 1923.

#i love this photo #❤️#tired after tennis?#bertie & elizabeth #king george vi #queen elizabeth #1920s

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, with Princess Elizabeth, at Dartmouth, July 23, 1939.

#dapper bertie #King George VI #Queen Elizabeth II #queen elizabeth #1939

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December 1936.

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I love these portraits. Especially the one of Bertie.

#king george vi #queen elizabeth #bertie & elizabeth #1936 #bertram park #national portrait gallery

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There is a great reluctance to part with anything. On the second floor of the Palace, there are cupboards and cupboards full of clothes, dating back years.

[...] The clothes of King George VI, the Queen’s father, are still there. Various valets over the years have thought of clearing them out, but it would require permission from the Queen Mother, and no one dares suggest it.

ROYAL SECRETS by STEPHEN P. BARRY (1985)

Barry served as personal valet to Prince Charles from 1970-1982

#😢#king george vi #bertie & elizabeth #I wonder if the clothes are still there!!

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19 October 2017 | The first review document and the 70th Anniversary Review Document are seen during a reception following the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery during their 70th anniversary parade at Hyde Park in London, England. The KTRHA was formed by King George VI in October 1947 and are commonly known as the 'Gunners'. © Hannah McKay - WPA Pool/Getty Images

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