The Duke of York, the future King George VI of the United Kingdom Finish:Stretched view from the River Thames

view from the River Thames with the Monument and spire of St Magnus the Martyr visible on the left

the quail perched standing upon a stone

near London Bridge'

the European Powers were all formally invited to attend the Congress at Berlin which

'An Irish wake

The Duke of York, the future King George VI of the United Kingdom Finish:Stretched view from the River ThamesThe Duke of York, the future King George VI of the United Kingdom, c1930s. The Duke's brother Edward (1894 1972) succeeded their father George V to the throne as King Edward VIII in 1936. He ruled from ruled 20 January 1936 until 11 December 1936, and abdicated in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee, thus heading off an impending constitutional crisis. His brother took the throne in his stead. Illustration from George V and Edward