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Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
Edward with his father George, grandfather Edward, and great-grandmother Victoria
Edward (second from left) with his father and younger siblings (Albert and Mary). Photograph by his grandmother Alexandra, 1899
As a midshipman on board HMS Hindustan, 1910
The state funeral of George V, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, occurred on 28 January 1936 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, following his death on 20 January and subsequent lying in state at Westminster Hall.
Sandringham House in Norfolk, where King George V died.
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham, where King George's coffin lay overnight on 22–23 January.
A plaque in Westminster Hall commemorating the lying in state
Monumental tomb of King George V and Queen Mary at St George's Chapel, Windsor